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3.72 AVERAGE


This book got so much better when I realized that the two cities mentioned in the title were not London and Paris, but instead the conflict between the metaphorical cities of Sydney Carton being so epic and everyone else being so lame
challenging dark emotional slow-paced
dark emotional medium-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 emotional slow-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

It took me a while to get into this book. And once I did, I thought it was good, but it took almost half of the book for me to gain any interest. At first, it didn’t seem like the story had a plot but slowly it all unfolded for me.

The book is centered around the French Revolution and takes place in both Paris and England, the two cities. We are introduced to a number of characters and I liked how each character in Dickens’ book seemed to play a unique and important role. There isn’t any true main character. There are just several different characters with interlocking relationships.

Overall, it was decent story, just slow and sometimes hard to follow.

Okay yeah, sometimes a classic is a classic for a reason 
challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Started this audiobook but wasn't in the mood. Need to attempt text instead or try again later.
challenging mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Last 100 pages were amazing. Wish the whole book was that way. 
challenging emotional reflective tense 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: No