tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post8226693848781970298..comments2024-03-14T16:46:14.455-05:00Comments on Becky's Book Reviews: A Tale of Two Cities (1854)Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-70570667195206700582014-10-27T13:16:34.833-05:002014-10-27T13:16:34.833-05:00Weren't Miss Pross and her prejudices and Jerr...Weren't Miss Pross and her prejudices and Jerry and his "flopping'" wife good for a laugh or two? I don't think the book is quite as bleak as you felt it to be. But it is a bit over-dramatized at times.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04664642293286996220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-1710445796295326142014-10-26T20:19:23.236-05:002014-10-26T20:19:23.236-05:00I did not find A Tale of Two Cities to be Dickens&...I did not find A Tale of Two Cities to be Dickens' best work either. I can definitely see what he was trying to achieve in his characterizations and his wanting make the breaking down of nations more personal. Although maybe I only think this because his other works so greatly eclipse this one? Have you read 'The Mayor of Casterbridge'? that is a wonderful novel about the end of country life and the beginning of the industrial revolution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845510306221261611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-90688552633986682492014-10-25T15:03:38.805-05:002014-10-25T15:03:38.805-05:00I haven't read this in years, but must revisit...I haven't read this in years, but must revisit it!! Thanks for the refresher.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476773781607280471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33553028.post-39757542599944030072014-10-21T10:50:43.828-05:002014-10-21T10:50:43.828-05:00I loved this one in high school, maybe because we ...I loved this one in high school, maybe because we took about 3 months to read it - slowly.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com