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A review by alice666
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
5.0
Wonderful, simply stunning.
Charles Dickens has crafted a story with heroic but not faultless characters that manages to be elegiac, timeless and heart-wrenching, but more so than that speaks to our collective humanity - what we long for, as well as what we would be willing to give up for the ones we love.
I will say there are some passages that dragged on. But, when all is said and done, I’m probably going to be thinking about this for a long time to come.
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” - Sydney Carton
Charles Dickens has crafted a story with heroic but not faultless characters that manages to be elegiac, timeless and heart-wrenching, but more so than that speaks to our collective humanity - what we long for, as well as what we would be willing to give up for the ones we love.
I will say there are some passages that dragged on. But, when all is said and done, I’m probably going to be thinking about this for a long time to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death