I don't like Dickens
but I can acknowledge that he's good. Just too ponderous for me. His best works are the odder short ones like The Mystery of Edwin Drood (unfinished sadly) and A Tale of Two Cities
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:11, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

it's the way he wrote that impresses me, rather than what he wrote
woke up, drunk and debauched, realised he needed to make more money, didn't even read last week's offering, just dashed off a load more story at "a penny a line".
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:13, Reply)

cf Winston Churchill
How that fellow ever did anything at all is incredible
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:43, Reply)

It's like Ray Bradbury
writing Farhenheit 451 in about two weeks because he really desperately needed the money
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:46, Reply)

That I did not know.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 16:10, Reply)

I don't really know why I like him.
I just enjoy the stories.
( girlinthehole, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:22, Reply)

I can't stand him.
He's a shit.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 1 Dec 2010, 15:29, Reply)