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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Not sure what I was expecting.... it was captivating enough once I got around page 90. I also realize I have a hard time deciphering that olde Victorian English vernacular at times. But its a classic that should be read.
adventurous
challenging
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I understand that this story is perhaps the least beloved of Dickens's novels. I vehemently disagree.
I don't think I've ever read a novel so interconnected with itself and history. This novel stopped a revolution. Ever heard of the English Revolution? Probably not because this book is what prevented it.
On the characters, I believe that we should all strive to be like Syndey Carton. I have rarely seen such high character in anyone. I have realized how important pity and compassion is in our lives. The absence of it, as in Madame Defarge, and the abundance of it, as in Miss Prose, shows the very best and the very worst of our nature.
You reap what you sow
Excelsior
I don't think I've ever read a novel so interconnected with itself and history. This novel stopped a revolution. Ever heard of the English Revolution? Probably not because this book is what prevented it.
On the characters, I believe that we should all strive to be like Syndey Carton. I have rarely seen such high character in anyone. I have realized how important pity and compassion is in our lives. The absence of it, as in Madame Defarge, and the abundance of it, as in Miss Prose, shows the very best and the very worst of our nature.
You reap what you sow
Excelsior
- I don't even know what to say...I'm stunned
- I'll write a review in a year when the effects of this book have worn off a little and I can finally manage words to describe what it is I'm feeling
- I'll write a review in a year when the effects of this book have worn off a little and I can finally manage words to describe what it is I'm feeling
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Only a genius like Charles Dickens could have written this story. Dickens plotted every single detail from the first page to the last, making the French Revolution the perfect setting to show his ideas about love, vengeance, and sacrifice. In my opinion, it is a little weaker than other Dickensian novels that I have read because it is not a very character-driven story, which is one of the main strengths of his novels. Nevertheless, it is such a powerful tale about oppression and how society reacts when it is oppressed for too long.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way (...)."
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way (...)."