Pros: Historically valuable, endearing characters, inspiring message and denouement. Cons: Perhaps not his most entertaining work.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of ...
Pros: Great historical novel that illustrates universal truths Cons: More people should read A Tale of Two Cities
Madame Guillotine: A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens (1859) "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believeth in me though he were dead, yet will he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me will never die." ...
Pros: Well-drawn characters; brilliant prose; powerful and still pertinent social commentary Cons: Old-fashioned prose might make some readers give up in the early chapters. Please persevere!
When I was in college in the late 1980s, one of my English professors used to keep cartoons posted on her office door. One of my favorites was titled something like "confessions of an English major" and portrayed two graduates wearing caps and gowns, in ...
Pros: A true marvel of literature Cons: First half is boring
At the time this was written, France and England had the same social conditions. The aristocracy ruled, the peons suffered beyond suffering. Then came the French Revolution. Dickens was trying to point out that if major social changes weren't made in...
Pros: Great characters; Historically interesting Cons: Can be dense; Some might not like the coincidences so common with Dickens
A Tale of Two Cities is Dickens' vision of the French Revolution, a character drama given much extra weight by the enormous social, political and economic upheavals that were happening in France in the late eighteenth century. While the beginning of the ...
Pros: Illustrates the serious nature of the French Revolution; interesting plot and storyline Cons: Prose composed of unusually long sentences; some parts are quite uninteresting
Well, I finally decided to do it now that school is over - I'm am going to try to continue writing and reading on a somewhat regular basis here at epinions. I realize that my lack of writing has harmed me in the arena of epinions, but quite honestly,...
Pros: Historically accurate with symbolism, character development, and a good plot Cons: stereotypical characters (but it may be that they're meant to be more symbolic than realistic)
Occasionally an author pens a novel that provides both historical details and an exciting plot, as well as powerful characters and a beautiful style of writing that destines it to become a classic. These rare traits are brilliantly included in Charles...
Pros: Great Ending, Descriptive If That's The Way You Like It Cons: Boring, Weakened Plot, Unfocused, Ummm...Too Descriptive
I had to read A Tale of Two Cities for a class that I was taking. Everyone seemed to praise this book. I have read previous Dickens novels before, such as Oliver Twist and David Copperfield which were good. I also read Great...
Pros: everything barring the cons Cons: the colorless Charles Darnay
"A Tale of Two cities" has every possible element of a classic. It has a historical background, a hero and heroine who fit the bill perfectly(as far as the cliche of perfect protagonists goes). It also has secondary characters whose stories are as...
Pros: great story with a good moral Cons: long winded
In A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Dickens has several characters to whom he gives no names. Theses characters are: The Woodsawyer/Road Mender, the Seamstress, the Vengeance, and Jacques III. Dickens does this, because these characters, while...
The Coming Revolution
Set during the late eighteenth century, Charles Dickens’ famous novel, A Tale of Two Cities, illustrates the major causes of the French Revolution. Dickens offers the reader a glimpse of the contrasting lives of the...
Pros: Engrossing history, incredible ending Cons: First 70 pages are tough; Dicken's ambiguity
I could have titled my opinion, "It was the best of books, it was the worst of books." (Ironically, one of my literary circle members critiqued the book this way, "It was the best of books, it was the worst of books -- naw, it just sucked!) Or, "it's a...
Pros: A masterpiece that is entertaining and historically accurate Cons: some people think it is boring. I beg to differ!
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." One of the most influential and know introductory sentences in all of language comes from Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Dickens does it again and creates a masterpiece work in...
Pros: Character development, and storytelling Cons: Length
Within Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, the classic telling of love and life, is overshadowed by a more powerful theme that dominates and paces the story. The theme is revolution, and no subplot or story describes the revolt better than the...
A Tale of Two Cities is one of Charles Dickens's most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a fami...More at Barnes & Noble.com
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