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mathewlreyes 's review for:
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
A lot of the 'classics' as books that earned their designation as such simply because some dusty old man in a dusty old college decided 'yup this is a classic. A book about a whale that lasts for 10,000 pages? Classic literature!"
Not so with this book. It earns every bit of its reputation and longevity. Yes, the prose is sometimes difficult when reading from a modern perspective with modern taste, syntax, grammar, etc. etc. But if you get through that (and honestly it isn't hard to do) the book is phenomenally worth the effort. I say effort but I read it in about 6 sittings, reading more and more each time. I came away from this book with so many feelings and emotions. Dickens pulls no punches, and clearly wants you to sympathize neither with the aristocracy or the revolutionaries who ultimately begin the Reign of Terror of 1793-94. The 'side' you root for is the every-day family, the working people, and the lives caught up in the storm of the revolution. I think that's a rare feat for an author to accomplish.
Probably no point in going on and on. The book is so damn old I doubt there's anything new to say about it. But highly recommended!
Not so with this book. It earns every bit of its reputation and longevity. Yes, the prose is sometimes difficult when reading from a modern perspective with modern taste, syntax, grammar, etc. etc. But if you get through that (and honestly it isn't hard to do) the book is phenomenally worth the effort. I say effort but I read it in about 6 sittings, reading more and more each time. I came away from this book with so many feelings and emotions. Dickens pulls no punches, and clearly wants you to sympathize neither with the aristocracy or the revolutionaries who ultimately begin the Reign of Terror of 1793-94. The 'side' you root for is the every-day family, the working people, and the lives caught up in the storm of the revolution. I think that's a rare feat for an author to accomplish.
Probably no point in going on and on. The book is so damn old I doubt there's anything new to say about it. But highly recommended!