…expectations of Dickens' other work rather crushed at that point. Oh, and forcing anyone to read Melville should be a crime. A very few people I know loved the experience, but I was unable to finish Billy Bud much less Moby Dick.
…should try other Dickens like Bleak House. I do enjoy some other Victorian authors--at least the few best-regarded books I've tried like Wilkie Collins and Anthony Trollope. I vaguely recall not liking Billy Bud in high school although I read Moby Dick as an adult and was mostly glad I worked my way through but it did take an effort. I don't think I hated Catcher in the Rye at the time. It just didn't make much…
……那时对狄更斯其他作品的期待基本彻底破灭了。哦对，强迫任何人读梅尔维尔简直算犯罪。我认识的人里只有极少数喜欢读他的书，但我连《比利·巴德》都没能读完，更别提《白鲸》了。
…expectations of Dickens' other work rather crushed at that point. Oh, and forcing anyone to read Melville should be a crime. A very few people I know loved the experience, but I was unable to finish Billy Bud much less Moby Dick.
……应该试试狄更斯的其他作品，比如《荒凉山庄》。我确实挺喜欢其他一些维多利亚时期的作家——至少是我读过的几本评价极高的书，比如威尔基·柯林斯和安东尼·特罗洛普的作品。我隐约记得高中时不喜欢《比利·巴德》，不过成年后我读了《白鲸》，虽然确实费了番功夫，但读完后总体上还是挺欣慰的。我不觉得我当时讨厌《麦田里的守望者》。只是它没引起太大……
…should try other Dickens like Bleak House. I do enjoy some other Victorian authors--at least the few best-regarded books I've tried like Wilkie Collins and Anthony Trollope. I vaguely recall not liking Billy Bud in high school although I read Moby Dick as an adult and was mostly glad I worked my way through but it did take an effort. I don't think I hated Catcher in the Rye at the time. It just didn't make much…