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A review by tometrinket
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm not sure whether it was a mistake on my part that I chose the audiobook version cos the specific narrator on Aubible version, he did a several different voices and was quite brilliant but in some of the voices the accent was so thick that I couldn't understand a word. Not the fault of the narrator, I'm just really bad with some accents and English being my third language.
I enjoyed some parts of them, like some specific scenes. And it was all so very grand and epic, the duality of the story. But especially as an audiobook, I found it very hard to get into and dare I say a little boring. It's okay, I don't have to love all the classics, as I seem to enjoy female writers more. They are less grand in story-telling but I enjoy the little tidbits of the time and details of customs and such. While Dickens concentrated on larger themes and grander ideas of responsibility we all have to take of our actions. The moral of the story is a strong one, but I'm not sure I enjoyed the process of learning that said lesson.
I enjoyed some parts of them, like some specific scenes. And it was all so very grand and epic, the duality of the story. But especially as an audiobook, I found it very hard to get into and dare I say a little boring. It's okay, I don't have to love all the classics, as I seem to enjoy female writers more. They are less grand in story-telling but I enjoy the little tidbits of the time and details of customs and such. While Dickens concentrated on larger themes and grander ideas of responsibility we all have to take of our actions. The moral of the story is a strong one, but I'm not sure I enjoyed the process of learning that said lesson.