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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Another beautifully written work by Dickens, this is not the sort of thing you can listen to at 1.7x speed. I managed to get this one narrated by Anton Lesser, who was excellent, as always.
Even more so than Great Expectations, this book is absolutely packed with quick historical references. I had a good time on this site afterwards, learning about some of the references in the first couple chapters. https://dickens.stanford.edu/tale/print_issue1_gloss.html
It is hard to say whether I simply wasn't in the mood, or if the book really was worse, but I certainly enjoyed myself less in this novel than in Great Expectations. It is true that it moves at a faster pace, covers an interesting subject matter, and has an engaging plot. However, as with Great Expectations, I often found all the character connections to be rather contrived, and some key elements to be rather predictable.
Overall I think this is a 3.5 on enjoyment rounded up to a 4 by virtue of the writing and the fact that I probably would recommend it to someone wanting to read some 1800s works.
Even more so than Great Expectations, this book is absolutely packed with quick historical references. I had a good time on this site afterwards, learning about some of the references in the first couple chapters. https://dickens.stanford.edu/tale/print_issue1_gloss.html
It is hard to say whether I simply wasn't in the mood, or if the book really was worse, but I certainly enjoyed myself less in this novel than in Great Expectations. It is true that it moves at a faster pace, covers an interesting subject matter, and has an engaging plot. However, as with Great Expectations, I often found all the character connections to be rather contrived, and some key elements to be rather predictable.
Overall I think this is a 3.5 on enjoyment rounded up to a 4 by virtue of the writing and the fact that I probably would recommend it to someone wanting to read some 1800s works.