Once the story gets going, it’s as compelling as you could ask. After picking it up voluntarily at 30, i realize how clever, tongue-and-cheek his writing is. Arguably has the best opening and closing sentences of any eng-lit novel.

A tale of two cities is reportedly worth the effort. Despite the language, it is thoroughly enjoyable. Audible is great in the times we live.

Dickens is a moralist in the novel, “moralist” in the sense that he takes a stand. He describes this era of history with a bloodthirstiness some of his other novels miss out on. Dickens is an incredible writer; his language is simply marvelous and com...  Read More

This edition from the canterbury classics word cloud line of classic books is really special. The flexible vinyl cover looks very attractive, and holds up much better than ordinary paperback, at a fraction of the cost of a hardback. Liked paperback ve...  Read More

Dickens is too wordy. One passage has no less than three iterations of the sentence idea. This is an important novel to have thorough explanations on, and i would therefore not recommend this edition.

This is the second time the kindle version has not been the same book as the isbn number i was searching for. This mass marketed paperback book is cheap, and very small. Maybe an older hardcover.