My brain has received a reprieve and I am finding that now it has gotten a little better. I have been bold and continued to read. As I mentioned to a dear friend of mine, I stuck it out and kept reading.
To my surprise...
I get it!
It's funny how once you put down your resistance to something new and/or challenging it becomes, dare I say, easier? So now that I accepted Mr. Dickens challenge to read his book I find that the words and sentences he has jumbled together now make sense.
I actually know what is happening and I find that its pouring out from the pages like a melody of music I can follow...even dance to. I feel that all books have what I call a "rhythm". As the words and ideas begin to flow one only has to stick with it to find that the rhythm, although complex at first, begins to set its pace and become clear.
I'll just say that now I can follow A Tale of Two Cities with more delight since I am choosing to move to the music of its words rather than try to make sense of it with an infantile mind. So I am proud of myself that now I can really appreciate the beauty in his writing! How beautiful is his comparisons of dreaming or day dreaming rather. In Chapter 3 when Mr. Lorry is seeing his duty and thoughts akin to a conversation of death and despair...so very cool.
I press on then. What new things await me...
Ah, I liked your evolution here with Dickens. I agree that there is a melody, or music in writing, which you have to practice to know.
ReplyDeleteDickens is also very funny really, when you get it, ya know? Deep and moving too. There are deeper thoughts on love and the human condition in Dickens' writing, then all Philosophy has to offer. Good stuff.
I agree...the more I dive into the book the more I realize how much I love it. I am seeing a "quirkiness" to the writing. Thank you for writing :)
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