A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale Of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

205 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Description

After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disrep...

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Moods

emotional 60%
dark 53%
challenging 51%
sad 43%
tense 39%
reflective 36%
adventurous 26%
mysterious 16%
informative 14%
inspiring 13%
hopeful 10%
funny 6%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 31%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Plot: 36% | Character: 17%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 15% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | Yes: 18% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 42% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%

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3.7

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