Reviews - A Tale of Two Cities

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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

3.72 AVERAGE

sandydollreads's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paula_reads_books's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

josie_owl's review against another edition

4.0

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It's one of the best show downs, and one of the slowest set ups. I was confused until 3/4 through the book, then it started making sense and the revelations kept coming. However, somehow it was a bit less captivating than "Great Expectations", so knowing he can do better this one only gets 4 stars.
Nevertheless, I will miss the cast of characters, each a bit excentric but lovable in their own way.

bennyz_thatsme's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

scharah's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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: Complicated

This was my first Dickens that I’ve read (besides A Christmas Carol but there are a million adaptations if A Christmas Carol so I don’t really count that) and I LOVED it. The writing was way more accessible than I thought it would be. The story is also SO GOOD. Unfortunately a huge plot point at the end was spoiled for me by Jeopardy - the dangers of watching Jeopardy and reading the classics, am I right? - but it was just a fantastic story. Great characters. I really knew nothing about this story going in - I’ve seen adaptions of Bleak House and Little Dorrit, but never TTC, so I was along for the ride and MAN what a good ride! Highly HIGHLY recommend!