A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

A Tale Of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

324 pages • first pub 1859 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
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The year is 1775, and social ills plague both France and England. Jerry Cruncher, an odd-job man who works for Tellson's Bank, stops the Dover mail-coach with an urgent message for Jarvis Lorry. The message instructs Lorry to wait at Dover for a y...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 50,922 reviews

Moods

emotional: 60%

dark: 55%

challenging: 49%

sad: 44%

tense: 43%

reflective: 35%

adventurous: 29%

mysterious: 16%

informative: 14%

inspiring: 14%

hopeful: 12%

funny: 6%

Pace

3% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

31% of readers chose Plot
52% of readers chose A mix
15% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

52% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

21% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

41% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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