Reviews - A Tale of Two Cities

5.15k reviews for:

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

3.72 AVERAGE

rie's review against another edition

3.0

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.

kristinrose's review against another edition

4.0

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

mirta95's review against another edition

5.0

If there is a single thing I’m sure about is that Lucie made the wrong choice.
Team Sydney Carton.
(... And Will Herondale of course)

sparrowc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

molly_helmer's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

sarah8778's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

elanore_clare's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

This was a challenge to start but I knew I wanted to keep going early on. This was funnier than I thought but I was also on the edge in the last half.
I did use an audiobook while I was reading to help my understanding but hearing the dramatic reading made the ending even better.

maisalah27'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

sharonb's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I now have a new favourite literary hero in Sydney Carton. it's not often a book leaves me in tears, but Sydney, you did it.

A mention too for Madame Defarge! That woman is terrifying! I will definitely read this again.

dsskipper's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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