#especially since the imaginary book does form a contrast to the greater realism that trollope's going for
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Trollope telling us "the character found out Dickens wrote a novel about their situation" might be one of the funniest plot points I've come across in classic literature.
#oh excuse me it's 'mr. public sentiment'#the warden#anthony trollope#which i'm enjoying much more than i expected#i have to push through the writing style but i'm extremely invested in the situation#there's a lot of compassion for the characters mixed in with a lot of satire about society#the dickens thing is funnier the longer i think about it#especially since the imaginary book does form a contrast to the greater realism that trollope's going for#i think i'm finally wrapping my head around trollope's intended tone#which is making this much easier to finish#i don't know if i'll have the stamina to go further in the series for a long time though#there is no reason you need that many 800-page books to tell your story
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