What book should I read next?

[olde_fashioned]

I am almost finished with Hard Times, and I'm not sure what I should start next. What do you all think I should read?

I've never read Lady Susan, since I'd be sad to have no JA left to read, and I would like to read Cranford before the movie comes out and spoils the plot for me. I own a used copy of Villette, but then I've always wanted to read 1776! I really liked the movie of Lorna Doone, so I thought I'd read that, too! So you see my dilemma. ;-P

ETA: Thanks for your votes! I've finished Hard Times and I'll post a review soon, and I've already started reading Lorna Doone. :-D

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Comments

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

LOL!! I haven't read any of these either -- that's why they're on my list. ;-P

I'll definitely be writing a review of HT as soon as I'm finished! :-) It's not so bad, really.

[oldfashioned84.livejournal.com]

"It's not so bad, really."

Is this a subtle way of saying it was awful but I'm trying to make the best of it, or was it really at least ok? lol

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

Am I really that transparent? 8-/ Some of the characters bordered on the ridiculous, but when he really got into describing things as opposed to people, I thought Dickens could be really very eloquent. I believe Teddy Roosevelt wanted his sons to read Dickens; he thought there were good lessons to be learned, so long as one skipped all the "bosh and twaddle". ;-P

[oldfashioned84.livejournal.com]

lol, ok I see what you mean now.