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I'd put off reading this until I'd read all Dickens' other novels, because I thought I might be frustrated by its unfinished state, but it is very good and well worth reading. Dickens is really more about the characters than the plots anyway, and as always this has some great ones.
It did make me curious about other authors' attempts to complete the book, and I've now read one by Leon Garfield (1980) and another by David Madden (2011). Both very enjoyable.
Just finished Che Guevara - A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson. Now that was hard going... not because it's dull but because it's so thoroughly researched that the amount of detail is almost overwhelming - and interesting, if you want the definitive story.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I would highly recommend it. An autobiographical account of the time he spent living on the streets as an alcoholic. Brutal stuff, I won't ruin the book - read it ;-)
@Rocker, if you have read the Grass Arena and I can find mine, I'll do you a swap.
One of the best war biographies I’ve ever read.
Gallows Pole - Benjamin Myers
Wis for The Grass Arena mention @notanon makes Down and Out in Paris and London look like the Beano.
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I am actually listening to it in an audio book format.
The first one was of course W. G. Grace, and the last was E. W. Dillon. The accompanying notes, written by the magazine's owner Thomas Bowles, are very much "of their time"...
I reckon @Heartfeltdawn would love it!