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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
It’s been in my top 5 favorite books for 15 years.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
sydney fucking carton
A difficult read, no doubt. I wondered through most of the book if I was even understanding what was happening. Yet, the last 80 pages brought all the stories together for me. I still don’t doubt that I did not capture all that happened in the difficult English writing, but I understood the genesis of it…a character barely mentioned through 2/3 of the book ends up being the hero of the story. Really good story of the doctor (jailed for 18 years) and the daughter that just happens to marry the son of one of the brothers that jailed the father. All told during the French Revolution.
2023 pop sugar reading challenge-a book you read more than 10 years ago.
Good book and good warm up for my winter Dickens binge. Never pass up Dickens.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really had a hard time appreciating this book for the first third. It was interesting, but I wondered why it was a classic. At the half way point, that all changed.
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are now two of my favorite characters in any book. There is such a nobility to these men in the face of horrible circumstances. I hope I can emulate their characters in my life (well except for Carton's shame and self-loathing - something I thought was such a keen observation to add in a book in the 1800s. Dickens' ability to write about psychological trauma before anyone even knew what it was was also incredible.)
I was totally unprepared to feel dramatic tension in the book. I you would have told me there was dramatic tension I would have laughed.
It was frightening to hear about the insanity and anarchy of the French Revolution. The only word I can use to describe it is chilling. The book truly paints a terrifying portrait of the ferver of it all and of the lawlessness. I felt as if I was there.
It was such an interesting book. It is my first real foray into a true classic and I was unexpectedly rewarded.
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are now two of my favorite characters in any book. There is such a nobility to these men in the face of horrible circumstances. I hope I can emulate their characters in my life (well except for Carton's shame and self-loathing - something I thought was such a keen observation to add in a book in the 1800s. Dickens' ability to write about psychological trauma before anyone even knew what it was was also incredible.)
I was totally unprepared to feel dramatic tension in the book. I you would have told me there was dramatic tension I would have laughed.
It was frightening to hear about the insanity and anarchy of the French Revolution. The only word I can use to describe it is chilling. The book truly paints a terrifying portrait of the ferver of it all and of the lawlessness. I felt as if I was there.
It was such an interesting book. It is my first real foray into a true classic and I was unexpectedly rewarded.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A