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aylesdot 's review for:
A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
It's a long time since l read a work by Dicken's, and l was reminded why his work are classics. The writing is pitched at a slower pace than most modern novels but the story is teased out in exciting episodes as befitted the serial form in which they were originally published.
It is a story of the two cities of Paris and London during the French Revolution, and sparked some debate in our Bookgroup, as we trawled our memories of history lessons. I was surprised to find that the two cities were so closely entwined at this time. As always it's surprising and disappointing to find that little changes with time; banks and finance are at the nub of the story, as is the struggle of peasants who have been consistently demoralised and abused by the ruling classes.
It is a tragic and brutal story but one that is well worth putting in the effort to read.
It is a story of the two cities of Paris and London during the French Revolution, and sparked some debate in our Bookgroup, as we trawled our memories of history lessons. I was surprised to find that the two cities were so closely entwined at this time. As always it's surprising and disappointing to find that little changes with time; banks and finance are at the nub of the story, as is the struggle of peasants who have been consistently demoralised and abused by the ruling classes.
It is a tragic and brutal story but one that is well worth putting in the effort to read.