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Has anyone read this one yet? It's a looong one. It's narrated by Wilkie Collins as he relates the strange tale of the last years of the life of Charles Dickens. I'm reading it in fits and starts. I curse my obsession with Dickens' The Mystery of Edwin Drood for persuading me to buy it. 
On the other hand, so far, so good. But at nearly 800 pages, it's not the sort of thing I can carry around much. (And the e-book edition isn't available in my preferred format.)
On this list and that list, some people have argued that it's way too long. Most liked Simmons' The Terror better -- and I have that one in paperback. BTW fans of The Terror will be interested to know that Dickens and Collins put on a play based on the incident that was the basis for The Terror. (Well, Collins wrote it, and Dickens made him change most of it and rewrote all of the dialogue of the character he would play on the stage, which says a lot about their relationship.)
On the other hand, so far, so good. But at nearly 800 pages, it's not the sort of thing I can carry around much. (And the e-book edition isn't available in my preferred format.)On this list and that list, some people have argued that it's way too long. Most liked Simmons' The Terror better -- and I have that one in paperback. BTW fans of The Terror will be interested to know that Dickens and Collins put on a play based on the incident that was the basis for The Terror. (Well, Collins wrote it, and Dickens made him change most of it and rewrote all of the dialogue of the character he would play on the stage, which says a lot about their relationship.
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