Dickensblog

The Edwin Drood-related books just keep coming! Some of you will recall that I spent a week or so blogging Matthew Pearl's The Last Dickens back in March. (Speaking of Pearl, he has an interesting new audio interview about "bookaneers" and other perils of Dickens-era publishing, over at NPR.)

Later this week, or possibly early next week, I'll start blogging Dan Simmons's Drood, which will probably take a lot longer. From the size of it, I think I can use it as a very effective doorstop when I'm not reading it.

And now comes a new English translation of Jean.jpgerre Ohl's novel Mr. Dick, which has ties to both Edwin Drood and David Copperfield. There's a good interview with Ohl here. I'm trying to get a review copy of his book too.

And capsule reviews of all three books — The Last Dickens, Drood, and Mr. Dick — can be found in this article.

While I'm at it, I'm also going to try to get a review copy of Richard Flanagan's Wanting, which, for a change, isn't Drood-related but features Dickens as a major character.

And then I think my brain is going to need a vacation!