Reviews - A Tale of Two Cities, Volume I

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A Tale of Two Cities, Volume I

Charles Dickens

3.72 AVERAGE

nickburdick's review against another edition

5.0

What a great story. His treatment of injustice and political unrest feels relevant today.

starspoiler's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark slow-paced

kaynieset's review against another edition

4.0

The story of a man who leaves France to escape his family and returns there only to be sentenced to the gallows. A well-written love story and historical novel. I loved the ending, though it was easily predicted.
I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book so much as I found David Copperfield to be laborious reading.

holden1951's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sophiaef's review against another edition

3.0

I was so confused for 60% of this book as there were so many characters and it was a convoluted plot line, but the last 150 pages really made up for it. All the emotion and twists brought the story home after a long build up. I can see why it is a true classic, and the ending made me feel quite sad. Dickens clearly has a viewpoint on the craziness that was the French Revolution, and I appreciate that it was focused on one family and what they suffered through that time without too much focus on the main characters in history.