5.05k reviews for:

A Tale of Two Cities, Volume I

Charles Dickens

3.72 AVERAGE

jennsie's review against another edition

5.0

---

God, I love this book.

carole_the_librarian's review against another edition

3.0

---

Dickens sure can take a while to get to the point. But when he does it's brilliant and perfect. I was familiar with this story but had never actually read the book and honestly, I think the story itself is almost secondary to the setting. The language he uses, the description of the poverty and living conditions, and all of the stuff in between is what makes this a classic.

janina__reads's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

yiannifabrikis's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

brownr7's review against another edition

3.5

---

This novel has a slow start that seems sometimes overwritten, but it quickly develops into a classic Dickens story with memorable characters and plot connections. 

matias_mm's review against another edition

4.0

---

Tiene algunos momentos que no son tan interesantes pero los que sí lo son dejan la obra por lo alto. El inicio es bellísimo.

mai2725's review against another edition

4.0

---

That's a pretty awesome novel
I loved the love story and the sacrifice in it
It really describe the mess in French very well
And it shows how revenge could blind people and make them evil and take the best of them

amanofmanyfacets's review against another edition

4.0

---

That ending. So powerful.

enjibooks's review against another edition

4.0

---

see my personal blog, contains spoilers. I appreciated the writing. I appreciated the plot, and could think some more about the two cities. I felt a little distance from the characters...from another time and melodramatic even for me.

More chapter by chapter readers found here: Bookshelves of Doom.

applesauce08's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A