Date Finished: 26/07/2012
My Rating: 1/5
I have read a few Dickens' novels before, and quite enjoyed them. Generally, I have to force myself to stick with them for the first few chapters, but once the story gets going and you get used to the language that is used they get pretty good. Not so with Two Cities. I kept expecting the story to come together and it just didn't. I also thought that it might be quite interesting in terms of learning a little about the French revolution, but I didn't even really get that out of it.
I'm afraid to say that Two Cities went over my head. I can't even remember much about the story (I'm writing this some 7 weeks after I finished it). It had something to do with London. And France. And the Guillotine.
So, who should read this book? Not me, and that's for sure! I chatted to a colleague at work when I was reading Two Cities. He is a big Dickens fan and was really surprised when I said that I wasn't enjoying it as he loved it, so I'm guessing that this is one for the fans.
Next book: Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden
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