We got some more snow overnight, I'm guessing around seven inches or so, putting our total over the past couple of days to well over ten inches. The roads have been touch and go, not even having any consistency on the same road. The snow has been of the light, fluffy variety, which has made for relatively easy shoveling, and blanketing everything in a pristine white, sparkling mantle that's quite pretty, despite what Maryanne says.
Yesterday I was finally able to finish Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens. I am continuing to enjoy Dickens, despite the fact that this book was quite different than all his other works I've read. It has been suggested that the title is a bit misleading, being that the title character is not the main character. I'm not sure that assertion can be made, because old Martin Chuzzlewit is indeed the main, or central, character, as the entire story revolves around him and his fortune. I found it very entertaining, with the type of complex, character-driven story that Dickens is known for, and featuring more of his memorable characters.
Next on the list is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I'm familiar with Twain's work, of course, and have grown quite fond of it. I also wanted something a little lighter and less complex than Dickens.
I had read Tom Sawyer once before, in junior high, but it turns out that was an adaptation, likely abridged as well, and it was also about fifteen years ago that I read it. This edition is published by Reader's Digest and is illustrated by Paul Geiger.
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