tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post4497411518505804585..comments2023-12-14T23:40:24.503-05:00Comments on A library is a hospital for the mind...: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensSarah M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-85925296162925944172011-04-20T13:05:44.763-04:002011-04-20T13:05:44.763-04:00Yes, I've read Trollope and enjoyed it. The Wa...Yes, I've read Trollope and enjoyed it. The Warden is on my TBR list for later this year. Also I've wanted to read Thackery for some time, maybe next year.Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-35289469878821741452011-04-17T20:24:36.708-04:002011-04-17T20:24:36.708-04:00I'm very fond of Dickens. I appreciated your t...I'm very fond of Dickens. I appreciated your tips for reading him. His books are so complicated that I had a weird experience a few years ago. <br /><br />I read Hard Times with a vague suspicion that I'd seen the movie some years back. It wasn't until I got to the last chapter that I realized that I had read the book before! Astounding!<br /><br />May I be bold and suggest that if Carol in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857397650456513967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-71120744403442474852011-04-17T10:20:33.459-04:002011-04-17T10:20:33.459-04:00I just spent the last week writing about A Tale of...I just spent the last week writing about <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>.<br /><br />Patience is recommended with all great writing - with all great art. Is rushing through a contemporary novel a <i>good</i> thing?Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-59097668552128300762011-03-27T15:16:58.095-04:002011-03-27T15:16:58.095-04:00These are great tips for approaching difficult boo...These are great tips for approaching difficult books. I love the audio suggestion- I never would have thought of that. I always forget about audiobooks!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-16628156912050220742011-03-26T12:55:27.117-04:002011-03-26T12:55:27.117-04:00It definitely starts slow, but like you I couldn&#...It definitely starts slow, but like you I couldn't put it down after about the two-thirds mark. One of my all-time favorites!sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022945717074660006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-27903465277609650452011-03-26T10:41:29.661-04:002011-03-26T10:41:29.661-04:00A Tale of Two Cities has long been on my TBR list....A Tale of Two Cities has long been on my TBR list. After reading your review, I think I might have to bump it up a bit.<br /><br />I've read A Christmas Carol and loved it. If his other work is in amy way similarly written, I'm sure I'll love it as well.Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157054304170040222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-86395052835442672162011-03-25T21:24:08.623-04:002011-03-25T21:24:08.623-04:00I love A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens is my #1 favo...I <b>love</b> <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>. Dickens is my #1 favorite classics author, though I admit I still haven't read as much of his work as I would like to. <i>The Cricket on the Hearth</i>, though one of his short stories, is my favorite that I've read by him so far.Kate Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15878471739967889253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-56105186733660078762011-03-25T18:24:37.446-04:002011-03-25T18:24:37.446-04:00Ok, ok, people.....Ok, ok, people.....Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-40365142938167495242011-03-25T13:09:48.380-04:002011-03-25T13:09:48.380-04:00I'm here from a link Carrie put on Facebook. I...I'm here from a link Carrie put on Facebook. It took me several tries to get through A Tale of Two Cities a few years ago, and when I finally did, I loved it and immediately reread it. It became one of my all-time favorite books. I am planning to read it again this year. I hope Carrie does finish it some time -- I know she'd love the ending.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-85285212524973997952011-03-25T12:34:20.435-04:002011-03-25T12:34:20.435-04:00Carrie, I think you will really be glad if you eve...Carrie, I think you will really be glad if you ever finish A Tale of Two Cities. The ending is so powerful. Especially knowing your worldview I think you'll be like "Wow!" :)Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-34535177543287601692011-03-25T12:25:37.899-04:002011-03-25T12:25:37.899-04:00As you know - I rather needed the encouragement. =...As you know - I rather needed the encouragement. =D I read book one and I THINK I followed it, but it isn't exactly clear cut. I do think that in order to ever make it through this work of Dickens, I'm going to HAVE to find a movie adaptation first. Otherwise? I just find him bland, dry and boring! He's hard work! Which is not a bad thing. It just means, as you say, setting aside the Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.com