Reviews tagging 'War'

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

7 reviews

applesodaperson's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Had to read for 9th grade English class.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Death

barefootbeauty99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, War, and Violence

hanna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Classics get way too much leeway for their length because their classics. Dickens shut up challenge.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: War, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Mental illness

avsdhpn's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, War, and Violence

quills4days's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Torture, Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

bookfairyesmee's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

3,5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Genocide

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Mental illness, Murder, and War

madinhoa's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Very hard to read. Everything is confusing and like a puzzle you have to put together with missing pieces. There are a lot of names that are all very similar and characters that are hard to tell apart. The only interesting thing that happens is in the last 100 pages. I would recommend looking up the spark notes summary and watching it rather than reading the book — it is way harder to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Chronic illness, and Child abuse