http://therumpus.net/2009/05/justin-taylor-the-last-book-i-loved-bleak-house/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Sat, 26 May 2012 23:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://therumpus.net/2009/05/justin-taylor-the-last-book-i-loved-bleak-house/comment-page-1/#comment-271687 Martina A Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:53:57 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=18207#comment-271687 I just finished Bleak House (less than an hour ago), and upon experiencing the loss of my great 1000-page friend of the last 5 weeks or so (a loss made especially poignant by Esther actually addressing the reader as her friend in the final chapter and saying her goodbyes to us), I came looking for a little consolation. Because I too picked up Bleak House so as not to have its plot spoiled by Harold Bloom's chapter, I soon stumbled upon your article, and simply wanted to let you know that I read it and enjoyed it. All the best to you. I just finished Bleak House (less than an hour ago), and upon experiencing the loss of my great 1000-page friend of the last 5 weeks or so (a loss made especially poignant by Esther actually addressing the reader as her friend in the final chapter and saying her goodbyes to us), I came looking for a little consolation. Because I too picked up Bleak House so as not to have its plot spoiled by Harold Bloom’s chapter, I soon stumbled upon your article, and simply wanted to let you know that I read it and enjoyed it. All the best to you.

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