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A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
No, I didn't have to read this for a class or a book club or any specific reason. I first read this book as a freshman and loved it from the beginning. I read it again as a senior and hadn't fallen out of love with it. Now I choose to read this for pleasure. I love the way Dickens explains things. He has quite a way with words. Yes, he does use 300 words when 30 might work as well, but it just wouldn't be him. He's a master with description. I never was a student of European history an probably never will be, but I have started reading more historical fiction set in Europe. The changes in power are always bloody and the French Revolution is no exception. Such thirst for gore and blood in the formerly oppressed. Lucy, Charles, and Sidney might be my favorite love triangle, though it's certainly not a typical one. Sidney knows he isn't right for Lucy so he loves her from a distance and maintains relationships with her whole family without letting his love interfere. He becomes a favorite of her children and is a member of their family. Charles must fight against his family history, while doing everything in his power to not repeat his family's mistakes. Just when it looks like there is no way this story can end well, Dickens does his magic. What an amazing story!