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larsdradrach 's review for:
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
What can I say... it’s Dickens, it’s amazing.
Following some of the themes from [b:Bleak House|31242|Bleak House|Charles Dickens|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1280113147l/31242._SY75_.jpg|2960365] , (no love lost for lawyers or bankers here), but painted with a broader historic brush and with a more somber melodramatic sense.
It's interesting to see how mature and modern Dickens world view is at this time, having written countless tales of the appalling living conditions of the poor lower classes and the indifference of those in power, you would expect him to praise the heroes of the revolution, but instead he describes the horrors of a mob gone mad and the opportunists misusing their just rage to foster their own agendas.
It's also an unconventional structure, where the "love story" between our main young protagonist takes a backseat and the unrequited love of a side character and his redemption though the ultimate sacrifice, becomes the main story.
Following some of the themes from [b:Bleak House|31242|Bleak House|Charles Dickens|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1280113147l/31242._SY75_.jpg|2960365] , (no love lost for lawyers or bankers here), but painted with a broader historic brush and with a more somber melodramatic sense.
It's interesting to see how mature and modern Dickens world view is at this time, having written countless tales of the appalling living conditions of the poor lower classes and the indifference of those in power, you would expect him to praise the heroes of the revolution, but instead he describes the horrors of a mob gone mad and the opportunists misusing their just rage to foster their own agendas.
It's also an unconventional structure, where the "love story" between our main young protagonist takes a backseat and the unrequited love of a side character and his redemption though the ultimate sacrifice, becomes the main story.