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Here's what I knew about A Tale of Two Cities before I read it:
-It starts with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
-Charles Dickens wrote it
-The two cities are Paris and London
-It involves something about the French Revolution
A Tale of Two Cities is a weird book; I'm taken to understand that it's kind of a departure from the type of stuff Dickens typically wrote. I liked it, but I'm ...more
Dance 'til you're dead
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
Heads will roll
On the floor
Here's what I knew about A Tale of Two Cities before I read it:
-It starts with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
-Charles Dickens wrote it
-The two cities are Paris and London
-It involves something about the French Revolution
A Tale of Two Cities is a weird book; I'm taken to understand that it's kind of a departure from the type of stuff Dickens typically wrote. I liked it, but I'm ...more
Great book, but I've not found a Charles Dickens book that I haven't liked so far.
Love to read these books because they give you a better idea of what it was like to live during these times. Yes I know Dickens wasn't in France in 1775 but he probably knew people who were.
Also con tains two lines which are quoted so often, I knew the first,"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". The ending however blew me away, I can't imagine having to wait for each installment as the Victorians h ...more
Love to read these books because they give you a better idea of what it was like to live during these times. Yes I know Dickens wasn't in France in 1775 but he probably knew people who were.
Also con tains two lines which are quoted so often, I knew the first,"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". The ending however blew me away, I can't imagine having to wait for each installment as the Victorians h ...more
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Kathleen Adams
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Nanci Svensson
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