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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
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GONZA
Apr 08, 2024 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I personally think that of all the writers of that era, Dickens has good plots, but he is by far the most boring. I like Trollope and Collins better, but clearly I don't understand anything about literature, that's well known.
Having finally filled in yet another one of the gaps due to my ignorance and found the origin of one of the most famous incipits in the world, I have to say that the best part of the book, in my opinion, are precisely the beginning and the final monologue of the condemned m ...more
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Annette
Nov 15, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Dickens sure knew how to hook his readers! Enjoyed listening to Paul Adams read this for Librivox.
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Sarah
Aug 08, 2017 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
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I'm not sure how to rate this yet. I'm just so glad I finished! ...more
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