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A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780141439600
ISBN: 0141439602
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: May 27, 2003
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Release Date: May 27, 2003
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Editorial Review:
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Richard Maxwell.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Rewarding
Some honest disclosures. My strongest academic credentials relevant to literary criticism are that I minored in English. I have never been a "student" of Dickens. I enjoy Shakespeare plays in the same manner that I enjoy analyzing baseball games: I always get the point and relish in the general purpose of the production, but there are finer nuances that are beyond me and most of the people watching probably have a more sophisticated appreciation than I do. All of that stated, I dove into this ... Read More
Rating: - A Tale for our time...if you have the patience.
Tale Of Two Cities represents a change for Dickens. Considering the story a short exposition on the French Revolution, Dickens avoids much explanation or background on a multitude of characters that are trapped in the world pre-french Revolution and yes this is a problem.
The tale opens up with the rescue of Dr. Manette. It's hard to care for Dr. Manette as he comes across as both eccentric and quirky and nothing else. We also don't know his past or his motivations or even why he got ... Read More
Rating: - Long. Boring.
Perhaps it's my lack of enthusiam for classic English literature, but I found this book dull and very unamusing. I purchased this because my English teacher wanted us to read it, and while I don't regret buying it, I highly doubt I'm going to read it again.
Though, keep in mind I'm but a teenager, and not a fan of the classics. I'm sure if the classics are your thing, then you'll love this book. The included appendix and notes help out a lot.
Rating: - Dickens at his best
Charles Dickens is not a boring, old foagie author from times gone by, droning on and on in a language that cannot resonate with modern readers. Dickens was a great writer, a good man (flawed and human in his own life), and in "A Tale of Two Cities," he spins a story of the most terrible and wonderful, of profoundness and poignancy, of the best and the worst times and how people reacted to them.
I originally read "A Tale of Two Cities" as an assignment for high school English class. What ... Read More
Rating: - Great book with help of Wikipedia
I started reading this before I would go to bed, so I think I was not fully conscious of stuff I read, so I missed alot of detail...I think. So after reading 25% of the book and being utterly confused, I looked it up on the computer and got a handle on the plot and then continued reading it with greater understanding. It was a good book...I enjoyed it in the end.
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