A review by crocoduck
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

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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