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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
really loved books one and two, thought mme defarge was a badass, but then book the third got boring and slow and suddenly all french people were evil and "england prevails" because dickens says it does, not because it makes sense for the characters and plot. dickens disappointed me with everyone absolutely drooling over lucie, while she has zero agency in the story. also why does it end as a romance novel with carton as the mc ? do they make it back to london? does dr manette resent charles now that he knows what really happened? who knows, certainly not me. glad i finished this, but i think i'm done with ol' charles doubledick.
A Tale of Two Cities : une représentation grossière, presque caricaturale, de la condition paysanne en France et de la Terreur — mais rien là d’étonnant, l’ouvrage est le produit d’un esprit anglais avec tout ce que cela impose. La prose, heureusement, sauve l’ensemble : ciselée, tendue, elle donne à des personnages pour la plupart falots — sauf M. Lorry et M. Cruncher, figures mémorables — une certaine tenue. Reste que cette lecture conforte une idée qui prend forme peu à peu en mon esprit : ce que l’on nomme, outre-Manche, “grande littérature” n’est souvent grand que dans le miroir fermé de l’insularité linguistique britannique. Grandeur mesurée à l’aune de l’entre-soi.
(Une critique de l’édition Pinguin)
(Une critique de l’édition Pinguin)
challenging
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Um. Wow. The last six chapters were especially amazing. I ride (and read on) the bus every day, and I don't think I've ever missed my stop - until today, deep into the conclusion of this tremendous work. I really like Dickens as a suspense writer. The whole book was very well done, but it was the second half that really did it for me. The way he portrayed the barbarism and perverted law of the French Revolution will stick with me; he made the Guillotine a character.
Plus, there is a woman named "The Vengeance," so what else can I say?
Plus, there is a woman named "The Vengeance," so what else can I say?
challenging
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
maybe I’m not a classic girl if it’s not relatable. this goes on the list w Prince and the paper, glad I read it but. It was soooo looooong.
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Now I want to read a history of France. Since I read it via Duke's audiobook, I can't go back and grab quotes, but man, the terror being the harvest that oppression sowed hit hard. The way Dickens phrased it was not the trite "you reap what you sow" and felt deeper to me.