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hi, can anyone tell me if this book is difficult to read? i mean difficult as in the frames of reference because of its age? i would love to read it but i read tale of two cities and had to keep reading lines over again which i didnt enjoy, i could read it but i like a book to flow for me to be able to enjoy it.

Richard I think you will find this book pretty straight-forward and easy to follow. As for A Tale of Two Cities, if that is the only Dickens book you have rea…moreI think you will find this book pretty straight-forward and easy to follow. As for A Tale of Two Cities, if that is the only Dickens book you have read, you should know it's not him at his very best. You should read Great Expectations or David Copperfield, and for my money, his very best, is Bleak House.(less)

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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