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Title: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Frederick Busch ISBN: 0-451-52656-2 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: August, 1997 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.97 (314 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Tale of Two Cities in Review
Comment: Although the book was a bit confusing and required some concentration in order to follow the story, it was a very good book. The two plots that are carried through out the book are interwoven at the most interesting places and at the end everything finally falls into place. A Tale of Two Cities, is a book that is well worth taking the time to read. The reader gains a great insight into the horrors of the French Revolution, yet one can see that it is possible to turn your past pain and suffering into a deep rooted strenght, such as Doctor Manette does as he tries to rescue Chalers from prison, that will carry you and the ones you love to the otherside of an extreme problem. The book covers a wide range of human emotions from extreme sorrow to profound joy to deep respect. It is so heart warming to see such family devotion, as Lucie shows in her care for her father, as well as to see a desire to go against the odds to protect those which you hold dear, even when it means giving your life for the sake of someone else.
Dickens brings the reader into the very pages and events of the book which such descriptive language that the reader is able to see everything in its most intimate details. He gives the Defarges the most distinguishable little quirks that make them stand out in your mind. The other characters have their own little ways about them to make them unforgetable. The story shows just how ironic life can be in all of its small twists and turns, such as Doctor Manette's manuscript is the evidence that gets his much beloved son-in-law sentenced to death; even when he swore to never have anything to do with the Evermonde family ever again, his duaghter marries one, and he becomes greatly endeared to the doctor's heart. The want of revenge and protectiong is what drives the book all the way through and under it all, some of the charcters wish only to find out what they are truly capable of and want to make something of thier lives. All of which is still true to this day.
~A Merch High School Student
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Book!
Comment: Charles Dickens deserves two thumbs up for his magnificent creation, A Tale of Two Cities. This novel does an explicit job of foreshadowing and portraying the French Revolution in the eyes of many different people. Dickens' attention to details also helps the novel flow well and at the same time, create irony and suspense. For example, when Mrs. Defarge remained almost invisible, her stitching revealed a lot about who she was and what her plans were. This brought irony to the plot. I also enjoyed the symbolism throughout the story. It was thought provoking. When I read the story for the first time, I thought some situations were unnecessary and were dragged on, but as I furthered into the book, every detail that previously occurred started to make sense. It is amazing that an author could make all of these details have parallels and with so much precision. I also liked how he formed the characters. Many of the characters within the novel were clearly described for a good reason. Most of them had one other character that they paralleled with. It is not easy to develop characters that are similar to one another, yet also opposite. There were also many twists to the story that made me want to keep reading so I could find out what was really going to happen, but I do not want to reveal any twists as to spoil the story for those who have not read it. I would highly recommend reading A Tale of Two Cities to any person who enjoys reading a wonderful story. Just remember to pay attention to the details and the book will make sense in the end.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty good
Comment: The story starts off with Lucie going to Paris to find he lost father. When she finds her father he is a completely unstable man straight from prison. She takes him right back to England and five years later they are back in Paris again. They are there for the trial of Charles Darnay who is being accused of being a spy for France and the U.S. He is doomed to die when Sydney Carton says that the identification of Darnay as a spy might not have been correct since he himself looks much like Darnay. After saving Darnay he meets Lucie who he begins to love. He pronounces his love but she has begun to love Darnay and they soon get married. After their honeymoon he decides to go back to France to save a servant of his who has been imprisoned because he was called a spy. Upon his arrival in France in Paris he is arrested because he is the son of a hated noble in Paris. He is sentenced to death when Lucie and Sydney and her father come to France to see what they can do to save Lucies husband. When they are assured that he wont get out this time Sydney sacrifices his life and takes Darnay's place on death row.
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Title: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens ISBN: 0812580036 Publisher: Tor Classics Pub. Date: 15 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: A Tale of Two Cities (Cliffs Notes) by Marie Kalil ISBN: 0764586068 Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 05 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens ISBN: 0486415864 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $3.00 |
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Title: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ISBN: 0553213105 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1983 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: Wuthering Heights by EMILY BRONTE ISBN: 0553212583 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1983 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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