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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
One of the best books I’ve ever read. I hate to bring up associations with Madame Defarge, but it’s such a good analogy, knitting, with what Dickens has done here. All his little threads seem to the watcher to be put together haphazardly, without meaning or connection between them. He, however, has a master plan and gradually you begin to see it all coming together into a masterpiece. Oh, and you learn about the French Revolution along the way. I love books that take me to another place. Usually I feel a certain longing to be there in the flesh. Definitely not the case here! Anyway I’ve read some other Dickens novels and loved them, but nothing like this. This is a book that you put down at the end with a deep sigh and a tear in your eye, then look up and gradually realize where you are.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was probably one of the harder books I have read. Yes, as you can tell I am in 9th grade, and this was a required book for me to read. I think I think that this book would have been more enjoyable if I did not have to focus on the symbolism or write an essay about it afterward! The beginning was very slow and I felt it was very boring. Eventually, once the revolution started, I started to get more interested and liked it a lot more. I think that this book as a really good storyline and is definitely better if you read it outside of school!
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
adventurous
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
maaaybe 3 and a half i’m not sure. i listened to the first half or so of this on audiobook over the summer and had a harder time following the time jumps and different narrators than i think i would’ve if i’d read the physical copy from the start so i was going to give it a lower review because of that (and plan on rereading at some point) but i enjoyed the second half so much that now im torn! i went into this thinking of it as much more of a romance novel than i think it ultimately is, which threw me off a little, but i thought that dickens’ depiction of the french revolution as well as his cast of characters was so fascinating and well done that i was not mad abt it!
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No