3.72 AVERAGE


http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/a-tale-of-two-cities-by-charles-dickens

It was wasted on me at school, but I have finally returned to this book, having loved so many others by Dickens as an adult. Beginning and ending with some of literature’s most well known sentences, it is the story of the French Revolution, told though the connections of one family. It is dark, and violent, as it must be, and though it has far fewer ridiculously named characters than I expect from Dickens, the characters are deeply endearing. It is about social justice, love, loyalty, sacrifice, and redemption, and points so beautifully to the hope of the Great Story. There were tears. I listened to the audiobook, skilfully and movingly read by Anton Lesser.
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: Complicated

شدیدا‌ً بین ۲ ستاره و ۳ ستاره درگیرم.
داستان ایرادات بی‌نهایت زیادی داشت و ابداً به من این حس رو نداد که با یک شاهکار ادبی طرفم.
قلم دیکنز بعضی جاها اذیت کننده بود و مدل روایتش عصبیم میکرد. تا حدود ۸۰٪ کتاب، داستان برای من جذابیتی نداشت و خیلی طول کشید تا اون کانکشنی که انتظار میرفت بین کرکترها به وجود بیاد. فی الواقع دو ستاره‌ای هم که دادم بیشتر برای ۲۰٪ پایانی کتابه نه اوایلش.
شخصیت پردازی نسبتاً قابل قبول بود. تنها کرکتری که (تا حدودی) برای من جذابیت داشت سیدنی بود که معتقدم پتانسیلش رو در داستان حیف کرد.
(دیدگاه من و دیکنز در رابطه با عشق زمین تا آسمون فرق داره smh)
به طور کلی در ژانر کلاسیک و این مدل روایت به خصوص (که داستان چندین خانواده رو دنبال میکنه) کارهای خیلی قویتری وجود دارن.

درسته که شخصاً با اتفاقاتی که پیش اومد تو زاویه‌م، اما این کتاب یکی از بارزترین مثال‌های جمله “things we do for love” بود.

I went in very hesitantly.  Thinking it would be a slog to get through.  Don't ask me why.  It immediately pulled me in and I enjoyed it all the way through.  
adventurous dark inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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
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tawny73's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 50%

Couldn't do it! Done with Dickens 

milbelmama's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 3%

It’s a lot. I can’t concentrate right now on this but I want to come back
adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad 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: Yes
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated