A Christmas Party - Dec 2020 Book Group discussion thread

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10:21pm, 17 Dec 2020
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McGoohan
Ah. I never got to the end of Clarissa myself even though I was 'doing it' for an OU course. I read the much shorter, Pamela though
Dec 2020
10:30pm, 17 Dec 2020
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Serendippily
Me too :-) I read the chapter summaries of Clarissa and even that was a slog. I suspect part of the reason I loved Tom Jones was the easiness of it by comparison (I guess in all senses of the word)
Dec 2020
10:35pm, 17 Dec 2020
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McGoohan
TJ - one of my fave books - hard to believe it was written over 270 years ago, it feels so modern in parts
Dec 2020
10:36pm, 17 Dec 2020
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McGoohan
(and funny too)
Dec 2020
11:11pm, 17 Dec 2020
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McGoohan
The pandemic stopped us all enjoying this: theguardian.com

TL;DR: A retelling of Tom Jones using the songs of, ahem, Tom Jones and set in the 1960s
Dec 2020
11:19pm, 17 Dec 2020
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Serendippily
:-) that sounds dreadful
Dec 2020
7:17am, 18 Dec 2020
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westmoors
Have to admit Clarissa is a slog, but I am determined to finish it. Not yet read TJ although it is on my list!
Dec 2020
7:19am, 18 Dec 2020
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McGoohan
If you want to do 'all the Richardsons', Sir Charles Grandison is about the same length as Clarissa. Might even be longer... ;-) Pamela's only about 400 or so pages though.
Dec 2020
7:33am, 18 Dec 2020
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westmoors
No, only planning on this one! Trying to work my way through the Telegraph 100 list, although by the time I achieve it, they will have altered the list ;-)
Dec 2020
7:39am, 18 Dec 2020
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Night-owl
I have Clarissa on kindle started it a few times haven't progressed much

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