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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Start date: August 15, 2015

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What Members Thought

Jul 29, 2011 Sarah rated it it was amazing

Read it because my daughter was reading for English class. Thoroughly enjoyed. All the obvious things that go into making a story read for years after the writing - memorable characters, active plot, and a worthy theme. No point in me adding my two cents that Dickens is an excellent story teller, telling worthwhile stories. I often wonder about his overall influence on our culture, it must be immense. I read somewhere that more people got their history of the French Revolution from A Tale of Two ...more

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Jul 26, 2013 Gayle rated it it was amazing

This was a great story of the horrors of the French Revolution. The first Dickens I've read in a very long time. ...more

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Jul 23, 2011 Darkpandora rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Wonderfully written both in style and in the plot architechture, faithful to the accuracy of historical facts, A Tale of Two Cities is simply a masterpiece.

There is nothing I didn't like in it. It is even better on the second and third reads! ...more

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