3.72 AVERAGE

challenging dark slow-paced


dark emotional sad

a book about revolution and revenge. dark and sad. at times really boring and you’re like why? what’s the point? the answer: the last 10% of the text. your jaw will drop from the shock, you’ll cry rivers, and sydney carton… oh, sydney carton.

a really great detail: madame defarge’s scarf. without context it’s just a piece of clothing, but the meaning behind it — wow.
adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

This was so good!!! I loved the symbolism throughout the whole story and how everything comes together for book 3. Sydney’s character redemption was awesome

The best ending quote to a book ever:
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.”
challenging dark emotional funny
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It was the best of reads
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DID NOT FINISH: 41%

I was just bored honestly but i tried
challenging slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is yet another Dickens masterpiece--hilarious in just the right places with lovely (and slightly terrifying) insights into humanity before/during the French Revolution. My only complaint was Lucie--she came off as slightly one-dimensional at times.