Reviews tagging 'War'

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

15 reviews

justinenoon82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Despite its literary merits, the complexity of the story and writing style can make it challenging to fully engage with in audiobook format.

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Content Warnings

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

The book culminates in a selfless act of sacrifice, where Sydney Carton takes the place of Charles Darnay at the guillotine. This powerful ending explores themes of redemption and the value of a single life in the face of sweeping historical events.

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Rape

crocoduck's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is a classic for a reason. It's undeniably brilliant in its storytelling, atmosphere, and prose. However, I found it quite hard to get through at times due to the pace and writing style. It's amazing once you finish, but it can be boring and even frustrating at times throughout. I actually fell asleep mulitple times while reading/listening.  It's good, but I don't feel the need to ever read it again.

I found the "love triangle" to be very boring. I understand its function in the text, but whenever it made an appearance I rolled my eyes. Lucie is such a nothing character. Charles irritates me. Really, the only characters that interested me were Ms. Defarge and Sydney Carton. They were the best things about this book, and both of them died, of course (not a criticism, but still).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Murder and War

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

At first, the regular repetition of phrases was a bit jarring, but then it grew on me.  There was also a lull in the middle where it dragged but the last third of the book was positively action packed with everything coming to fruition.

Cry count: 2

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

rishankl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

A beautifully crafted classic. Though hard to read, depicts the life of people during the French Revolution, and has an ending that will never be forgotten.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape

millie_eevee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Gun violence

doubledevelo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The first and last sections were by far my favorite, the middle was too slow paced and romantic for me personally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

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: Death and War

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: Death, Violence, Blood, War, and Classism

frantically'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: Death, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and War

Minor: Mental illness