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siannaz 's review for:
A Tale of Two Cities (Puffin Classics)
by Linda Jennings, Charles Dickens
“it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
wait because this actually cooked i've been putting this off for four years no joke and it's actually so good. oliver twist really made me think i wouldn't really enjoy dicken's other books so ur slow pacing is a choice you make huh?
i picked this up because i'm in a play about the french revolution and i figured it made sense to read something topical between rehearsals. this book has been sitting on my shelf for years and i was a bit reluctant to pick it up, but when i realized it was down to this or les misérables, my choice was basically made for me lmao
anyway. i actually shed a tear to the ending of this which is quite insane because if you know me, you know i don't really cry to books or movies (i get choked up, but that's basically it) except for that one scene in cast away when tom hanks is screaming for his volleyball—for some reason, i erupt into sobs whenever i see that (but i digress).
his characters, despite the book having been written nearly 200 years ago, feel so fresh and real to me that it just really brings the story to life (and the time placement during the french revolution really helps with that!). unlike other reviewers, i actually found the plot to be decently fast paced (although again, that might be because i'm comparing it to oliver twist) and i didn't really get bored, except for hte odd chapter where my eyes kind of glazed over because i didn't know what exactly was going on. the twists as well were amazing, and even though i kind of knew how it would end because the blurb spoiled it for me, i still had my jaw hanging open at bits which is always a bonus.
wait because this actually cooked i've been putting this off for four years no joke and it's actually so good. oliver twist really made me think i wouldn't really enjoy dicken's other books so ur slow pacing is a choice you make huh?
i picked this up because i'm in a play about the french revolution and i figured it made sense to read something topical between rehearsals. this book has been sitting on my shelf for years and i was a bit reluctant to pick it up, but when i realized it was down to this or les misérables, my choice was basically made for me lmao
anyway. i actually shed a tear to the ending of this which is quite insane because if you know me, you know i don't really cry to books or movies (i get choked up, but that's basically it) except for that one scene in cast away when tom hanks is screaming for his volleyball—for some reason, i erupt into sobs whenever i see that (but i digress).
his characters, despite the book having been written nearly 200 years ago, feel so fresh and real to me that it just really brings the story to life (and the time placement during the french revolution really helps with that!). unlike other reviewers, i actually found the plot to be decently fast paced (although again, that might be because i'm comparing it to oliver twist) and i didn't really get bored, except for hte odd chapter where my eyes kind of glazed over because i didn't know what exactly was going on. the twists as well were amazing, and even though i kind of knew how it would end because the blurb spoiled it for me, i still had my jaw hanging open at bits which is always a bonus.
“i wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.”
basically—i'm glad i read this. sydney carton, beloved!!
>> 4 stars