A Tale of Two Cities
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Sometimes my eyes pass the title on my book shelf and I remind myself, that I'd like to reread it one day and see what I think of it now.
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You an I, tonight!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.
When you have done, pray tell me
That I my thoughts may dim;
Haste! lest while you're lagging.
I may remember him!
Emily Dickinson
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There is something sublime in Dickens' ability to capture the whole spectrum of human emotion in the written word.
Ever since I was a kid, I have been captivated by this book, and Sidney Carton's sacrificial choice leaves one with a bittersweet feeling.
This is a beautiful, poignant, brilliant book.
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A long sentence but a timeless sentence. It actually applies to so many places and so many eras including our ownshockernot_mc wrote: ↑16 Jan 2014, 21:15 My first impression of this book was how lllloooooonnnnnnggggg the opening sentence was. But by the end I was struck at how the first and last sentence (arguably two of the most famous literary lines ever) but served to remind the reader of his/her mortality.
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Then, in my AP English class, we had to pick a book off of a list to read every so often. "A Tale of Two Cities" was on the list so I suggested my friend read it when he asked me. About 1/3 of the way through he was telling me how boring it was. He couldn't understand why I liked it. I just told him to keep going until he got to the second half. Shortly thereafter, he finished the entire book and couldn't wait to tell everyone how great it was.
On another note, we had to write something called a Critical Lens for our state assessments. You got a quote on the day of the test, no advance notice. You had to explain/interpret the quote, agree or disagree with it, and then write about how TWO stories (from your recollections) demonstrated the quote. Our quote was something about how a person's true character is revealed in difficult times or something. I nailed that lens with Sydney Carton and John Proctor (Crucible).
Now I feel like I need to reread it.
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