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You can remove the unavailable item s now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout. Continue shopping Checkout Continue shopping. Dickens fans, mystery fans, literary criticism fans, biography fans, fans. The reader can therefore enjoy reading the entire unfinished Dickens work, interrupted after every two to five chapters with a bit of analysis and tongue-in-cheek tourism. The juxtaposition can sometimes lead to a bit of humorous whiplash, such as at p.

I won't spoil the details of the annotator's ingenuity here. If you've read the MED, it's worth getting this book and skipping straight to the last chapter to enjoy the authors' filigrees. Frankly, even if you can't stand Dickens, it's worth it, since the conclusion relies more on a combination of Dickensian lore and literary criticism than it does with the substance of any of Dickens' books. Nor do you have to know any of the details to appreciate them, either, since the authors here painstakingly reveal everything incorporating "slides" of originally-published illustrations along the way.

I hated Great Expectations , for example, and always enjoyed Oliver Twist more as a musical predecessor to Annie than anything else. The MED is a lighthearted effort; Dickens opts for a direct, conversational style, throwing about lots of 'Now, my friends, imagine that Bearing in mind that it was written as a serial, like his other works, the same problems I have with the MED's predecessors almost return to ruin the MED's penultimate chapters, namely a tendency to drift away from storytelling into needless rambling description, superfluous characterization, and melodramatic padding not itself essential to the main plot or previously established subplot s.

With the MED, of course, Dickens should have had to tighten up a bit in order to maintain the suspense and conventions of mystery writing, at the time still being defined by protege and lesser-rival Wilkie Collins to say nothing of the foundations laid by the likes of giant Edgar Allan Poe. However, Dickens suffered the ironic mis fortune of dying about three-quarters of the way through his commission, which for me was precisely what saved the MED from straying too painfully far off the narrative path.

It's no spoiler to tell you that this aspect of Dickens' defiance of existing literary convention isn't discussed here. Yes, our esteemed litterateur lived just long enough to publish the setup of the mystery and establish its main characters identities, interrelationships, motives, and opportunities including introductions of a few mysterious late arrivals like Dick Datchery. He then had the good sense to be stricken by a fatal aneurysm before wrapping up, thereby leaving the most innovative for the time work of all: It's his master work, I say!

Dickens may have looked on ecclesiastics with suspicion, but I'd caution him against disagreeing. After all, who are any of us to argue with The Ultimate Editor? Feb 15, Dave rated it liked it. Case is a unique way of allowing a current reader to experience the partly finished Dickens novel "The Mystery of Edwin Drood. I have to say that the Dickens is good, and a bit more gothic than some of his novels. Unsurprisingly, Dickens is the best of the three authors.

The add-on discussions between Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, Philip Marlowe and the rest, however are cute but not satisfying. Each interlude between what were the original installments of the MED as the novel is abbreviated , includes the Detectives acting like caricatures of themselves as they puzzle over clues in the text.

Their interaction is amusing and, if you are a mystery fan, referential to other books you probably have enjoyed. But it is really too silly to go along with the original source material. Like sweetener in a stout beer.

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In any case, for a Dickens fan the original story is a good read. Unfortunately, it feels like he was just getting going on the story, and any attempt to solve the mystery is a fools game Mar 19, Aimee added it. This book purports to be an account of the 'solving' of the case of Edwin Drood, from The Mystery of Edwin Drood, duh by the great fictional detectives of literature. Given that one of those detectives is Hercule Poirot, my absolute favorite mystery hunter of all time created by the completely underrated talent of Agatha Christie and the mystery at hand is one that Dickens lovers like me crave to be solved, I special ordered this book and waiting 8 weeks to get it, only to be crushingly disa This book purports to be an account of the 'solving' of the case of Edwin Drood, from The Mystery of Edwin Drood, duh by the great fictional detectives of literature.

Given that one of those detectives is Hercule Poirot, my absolute favorite mystery hunter of all time created by the completely underrated talent of Agatha Christie and the mystery at hand is one that Dickens lovers like me crave to be solved, I special ordered this book and waiting 8 weeks to get it, only to be crushingly disappointed. Not only is the mystery not solved, and not only is the prose at hand extremely convoluted, but Hercule Poirot is nothing like the Poirot that can be found in Christie's novels. Nor are any of the other fictional detectives anything like their actual creations.

I say boo to the authors! This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Jan 16, Lady Dixie rated it really liked it Shelves: Dickens's 15th and final novel, it remained unfinished at the time of his death by stroke at age This novel shows the marks of his fatigue, brought about in part by his insistence on delivering deeply strenuous public readings of his works.

This novel was adapted into a stage play where the cast acted out the plot up to the point Dickens finished; the cast then presents the possible outcomes to the audience, who vote on which ending the actors will present. This critical work, The D. Case or Dickens's 15th and final novel, it remained unfinished at the time of his death by stroke at age Jul 10, Srochat rated it it was amazing.

This is one of the books that I keep coming back to every couple of years, just because it's such a fine acheivement. The premise is simple: Chapters of "Drood" are intercut with chapters from the conference, meaning the reader is taking in two books at once. The final solution is more than a little surprisi This is one of the books that I keep coming back to every couple of years, just because it's such a fine acheivement. The final solution is more than a little surprising Dec 17, Steve Chaput rated it really liked it. Delightful story of a seminar to discuss and 'solve' the unfinished book by Charles Dickens.

Chapters from Dickens' book are seperated by those which report on the arguements, tours and after-hours doings of the detectives. Not sure I agree with the 'solution', even if it is by Holmes, but it is a lot of fun. It's especially so for those already familiar with the detectives,if not Dickens' Delightful story of a seminar to discuss and 'solve' the unfinished book by Charles Dickens. It's especially so for those already familiar with the detectives,if not Dickens' novel. Oct 22, P. I recommend reading the text of Edwin Drood as a whole, and then going on the fictional discussion about the text, because otherwise the fictional discussion just doesn't hold up literarilywise.

This was my first Dickens and I loved it a lot. So much so that I want to buy a kitten just to be able to name it Mr. And the endings that the other authors proposed were very interesting--I wouldn't have thought them up on my own, not having the best detection skills. So it was worth skipping I recommend reading the text of Edwin Drood as a whole, and then going on the fictional discussion about the text, because otherwise the fictional discussion just doesn't hold up literarilywise. So it was worth skipping every other chapter or so and then going back.

Jul 25, Abe Something added it. Read pages and walked away. I genuinely love the post-modern hybrid notion of including Dickens' work and having fictional characters comment and bicker over it BUT I discovered that I have no tolerance for the writing of Charles Dickens.

I had to put this down because I couldn't bear the thought of having to read more pages of Dickens. Bummer because I really like the fictional framing and all that it offered me as a reader. No rating as I didn't finish it. Nov 25, Lorraine rated it it was amazing. The detectives discuss the characters and clues, pose theories, debate, and try to follow Dickens' line of thinking. The D Case includes Dickens' novel so readers can follow the development of the "case" along with the detectives. An enjoyable literary mystery!

A book within a book: The contemporary story lagged in places, but had a fantastic surprise ending that made it worth reading this rather long book. May 15, Nan rated it it was ok. A little too clever for me, but it helped me understand the life and times of Charles Dickens. Did Wilkie Collins have a hand in his old mentor's death? Did Dicken's steal wholesale from Collins?

The D Case Or The Truth About The Mystery Of Edwin Drood

An interesting look at Charles Dickens unfinished novel "The Case of Edward Drood" in which a cadre of literary detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot come together to find the definitive answer and ending to the case. Apr 21, Peter rated it liked it Shelves: Enjoyed this a great deal Dec 01, Kei rated it it was amazing. Very witty and a great idea!

May 06, Cooper Renner rated it really liked it.

Includes the complete unfinished text of Dickens' novel piece by piece as famous fictional detectives try to decide how it really would have ended. Jan 11, Teresa rated it it was ok. Geeking out reading about a conference of 19th century fictional detectives and assorted real life sorts come together to solve the MED and write a conclusion. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Books by Carlo Fruttero. See All Goodreads Deals….

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