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A Tale of Two Cities - Community Reviews back

by Charles Dickens, Gillen D'Arcy Wood
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Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it 6 years ago
I read A Tale of Two Cities in high school and remembered only a few major characters, the setting, and of course, the knitting. Rereading it after decades of immersion in more recent fiction, I was intrigued by things I never questioned or noticed as a high school junior. The omniscient narrator ...
Karen's books
Karen's books rated it 7 years ago
It's true, and I hate to say that I didn't like it, because I am a Dickens fan through and through. But this was a tough one for me, probably because I never connected with any of the characters enough to really care about them. Miss Pross was my favorite -- she actually DID something worth rootin...
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 7 years ago
Not my favorite by Dickens, but still a good novel.
YouKneeK
YouKneeK rated it 7 years ago
Ramblings about the Book People who follow me may have seen me mention my intent to fit one non-SF&F classic per quarter into my heavily SF&F-based reading diet. A Tale of Two Cities was my classic reading selection for the second quarter. Last time, I chose an author and book that was completely ...
Tannat
Tannat rated it 7 years ago
Narrated by Simon Vance If I were just rating this book based on high school memory, it would probably be four or five stars, but I found that this audio version didn’t always hold my attention. I’ll have to reread it in print at some point or maybe just re-listen to the audiobook because I rememb...
danae
danae rated it 8 years ago
Books that require more thought while reading because of archaic language are at a bit of a disadvantage. They have to be more interesting than a more modern book in order to make me want to spend additional time and use additional brain cells on the book in question. Unfortunately, this one did not...
Nostalgia Reader
Nostalgia Reader rated it 8 years ago
Part of the Back to the Classics Challenge 2016, hosted by Books & Chocolate, for Category #1: 19th Century Classic. I am amazingly glad that I did not have to read any Dickens for school, because that would have turned me off from classics in a millisecond. Fortunately, buddy reading this with a ...
Book Ramblings
Book Ramblings rated it 8 years ago
It was the best of a far, far, FAR better thing that I do, than I have ever done.I know that’s lame, but I’m out of ideas for an opening paragraph.This is my second reading of A Tale of Two Cities and I doubt it will be my last. A lot of people who habitually read for pleasure probably would not con...
Reading For The Heck Of It
Reading For The Heck Of It rated it 9 years ago
I thought it was time that I come clean about my adoration of Charles Dickens. It all started with Nicholas Nickleby and it definitely snowballed from there. However, that wasn't my first foray into all things Dickensian. Like many people, it was compulsory to read Great Expectations while in school...
chiththarthan
chiththarthan rated it 9 years ago
"Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death"I never imagined that i would have this much pleasure reading the classic. [a:Charles Dickens|239579|Charles Dickens|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1387078070p2/239579.jpg] gave me a door to 18th century, to see a french revolution. I am not the same person ...
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