tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post369618094410154292..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Rachel Ray and why Trollope sometimes annoys me.Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-16197438792305719132012-01-16T19:51:54.090+00:002012-01-16T19:51:54.090+00:00Lisa May - I've never really got to grips with...Lisa May - I've never really got to grips with Dickens and my knowledge of Trollope is still quite limited so I'm trying to avoid sweeping generalisations but I think Trollope's characterisation is much better. He really makes me Believe. The last chronicle is brilliant and definitely benefits from having so many things going on and I have thought about trying reading his books a chapter a week to see what that's like...<br /><br />Jeffery K - I couldn't agree more and it's the psychology that keeps me reading - he's just really good.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21375870028375257342012-01-16T06:32:39.414+00:002012-01-16T06:32:39.414+00:00Personally, I think Trollope's novels are more...Personally, I think Trollope's novels are more believable than Dickens's. With Trollope, even if the plot seems far-fetched, the characterization seems real. The psychology is almost always exactly spot on. Like Lisa May, I tend to blame the serialization for the repetitions, but that said, there are novels where Trollope does seem to be filling up pages to make his daily quota and his heart doesn't seem to really be in it. Definitely take the time to read the autobiography -- it is fascinating.JefferyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894809653475745060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-71730234204664831602012-01-15T22:34:09.055+00:002012-01-15T22:34:09.055+00:00After reading your post on what you like in Trollo...After reading your post on what you like in Trollope, I was very interested to hear the other side as well - you make good points on both sides.<br /><br />I do try to keep in mind with Trollope that the repetitions are due at least in part to the serialization - and I wonder if it's less noticeable in the longer books, where the story shifts between more subplots (I'm thinking of The Last Chronicle of Barset here) than in the shorter ones?<br /><br />I'm always curious about why Dickens remains so much better known and more popular than Trollope. Certainly his novels are just as complex and sprawling - and have equally large casts, in many cases. I sometimes think Dickens could have used an editor as well - but then he was also writing for the serials.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com