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A Tale of Two Cities
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What Members Thought

Richard Zhu
Mar 05, 2013 rated it it was amazing
This is a phenomenal story, with an all-star character cast. It gets slow in the beginning, but that's okay. ...more
Sarah
Jul 29, 2011 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
Gayle
Jul 26, 2013 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
Darkpandora
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!
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Sarah
Jul 29, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
If you want a good story with all the historical facts wrong . . . this would be your book
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