Welcome to Litsy!

F found this book in the free books at her school and got it for me. 🥰💛

First read this over 40 years ago. It's what got me started on Dickens. As it did then, it makes me want to start another of his books. Wonderful character and plot development that keeps pulling you along the tragic streets of what was the French Revolution. Not a positive time for the Aristocracy or for the Sans-culottes. It seems power corrupts regardless who wields it.

Probably cliché, but this is still my favorite Dickens (followed by Nicholas Nickleby). I definitely appreciate Dickens in shorter form. Eventually I'll reread Bleak House without the pressure of a term paper cause it definitely feels like one I'd like with a little extra time.

One of the reasons I love and prefer the Norton Critical Editions of classics is the (hefty) footnotes instead of endnotes. I detest flipping to the back of the book to read them.

Also, rereading this cause I adored it when I read it for a Humanities class.

Wowzers what an ending! I had a feeling not all was going to end well.

A gripping tale of England and France before and during the French Revolution and Madam Guillotine.

In typical Dickens fashion, once we got our set cast of characters, they were all related in some way or another. Some of the connections had to wait to be revealed till near the end.

I tried to get into it but I just couldn‘t. ⭐️⭐️
#ATaleOfTwoCities #CharlesDickens #book #books

Ever visited a book café that floats on a canal, surrounded by books about nature and gardens? In Paris, one hidden spot lets you sip coffee, read, and enjoy the calm beauty of the water.

In this guide, we‘re taking you inside Paris‘s most unique book cafés, from floating libraries to peaceful corners perfect for slowing down with a good book.

Read more: https://magazine.1000libraries.com/12-cozy-book-cafes-to-visit-in-paris/

#ATaleOfTwoCities

There are books on this list that I “should” have read but never did, but we won‘t mention them further!

I read 34/100

Here are some of my favorites that I did read 😄
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Watership Down
3. A Tale of Two Cities
4. A Prayer for Owen Meany

Survey link: https://www.listchallenges.com/litsy-the-bbcs-big-read-100-1

#TLT

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
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#Prosperous 💙❤️ #25Alive 🪩🫧 *ੈ✩˚🥂*ੈ✩˚ 🫧 🪩

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Picked up a few books at the bookstore today.

Next up! Looking foward! These penguin classics copys are so nice; the annotations are so helpful!

My mood read rotation for the rest of the weekend 📚

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It was the spring of hope,
It was the winter of despair

like the present period, that some of its nosiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far 🩶

First Dickens read!

7-16 May 23 (audiobook)
I had not read this before although had of course heard the famous first and last lines. Pleased to say I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Set in the time of the French Revolution in both England and France, this story is populated with some marvellous characters, not least Carton, Dr Marnette and Lorry. The plot is a little farfetched; coincidences are rife and the villains are almost caricatures; but I love Dickens nonetheless.

All time favourite ❤️❤️❤️
#frenchrevolution
#historical #romance #classic #favourite

I‘ve read this one before, but not from a 1911 hardback version with a previous owner‘s notes inside.

1. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
2. That she rarely goes out and has a temper

#two4tuesday

I love these #spices from Book Blends. #ominousoctober

I really have two favourite books that start with the #lettert. One is the tagged book, which I was introduced to in my grade 11 English class, and my other favourite is To Kill A Mockingbird, which I was introduced to in my grade 10 English class. #alphabetgame

The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
#ATaleOfTwoCities #CharlesDickens #book #books #bookshelf #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction #Literature #Historical #Novels #School #ClassicLiterature

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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
#ATaleOfTwoCities #CharlesDickens #lastline #closingline #book #books #bookdesign #bookdesigner #bookdeal #bookdeals #bookdealer #bookdragon #bookdragons #bookfeature #bookfeatures #bookfair #bookfan #bookfandom #bookfever #bookfanatic #bookfrenzy #bookgeek #bookgeeks #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

3rd book completed! Soooo glad I finally read this one and am glad my friend suggested it for our buddy read. The language is so interesting and I always enjoy Dickens' descriptions and real scenes. The end notes were very helpful. @DeweysReadathon @Andrew65 #readathon #deweysapril #20in4

Glad we had great weather and I could read outside today for a bit! @DeweysReadathon @Andrew65 #readathon #deweysapril #20in4

Making good progress on my first read for this weekend's readathons. Now in Hour 3 of the 24 hour readathon. Posted my opening survey and reading goals on my blog: greatmorrisonmigration.wordpress.com #readathon #deweyapril #20in4 @DeweysReadathon @Andrew65

My library does Sunday Punday.

1. Recitatif by Toni Morrison, Confounding the Color Line: The Indian-Black Experience in North America edited by James Brooks

2. Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne for the Children‘s Classic Reading Challenge

3. Tagged!

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

Thanks for the tag @RamsFan1963
1. More than I used to now that I‘ve realised that my English teachers mostly picked the boring ones 😂
2. I‘m slowly working my way through an audio book of A Tale of Two Cities - I was named after Lucie Manette!
@TheSpineView

A tale set during the French Revolution.

The first two thirds of the books was impossible to follow, the last third was quite good. I am not entirely sure what happened and had to read the synopsis on Wikipedia to really understand what happened in the book.

This one never gets old. 😊

#humor #litsyhumor

This one took me longer than expected to read, and I ended up finishing it in the car. I have to say, this was a really good book although I have the feeling that The French Revolution was simplified a bit too much, but that might just be me. Nonetheless, I‘d give this book, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

I‘m going to be experimenting a bit today. I am going to start reading and start a stopwatch to see how long can I read without stopping. Starting with ‘A Tale of Two Cities‘ by Charles Dickens and a nice cup of tea. I have a feeling that this isn‘t going to be as easy as I think it is...

#doublespin done! This took me a while to get into, but really got into it at the end!

The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.
#ATaleOfTwoCities #CharlesDickens #book #books #bookjunkie #bookjunkies #bookjunky #bookjacket #bookjackets #Classics #Fiction #HistoricalFiction ❤️‍🔥🤎🤎

Very long and sometimes hard to read but good

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. I don‘t know why I waited so long to read this classic. It was such a good story! I had to refer to the literary synopsis online often, due to the time and the style this book was written in. After reading this, I will definitely be reading more books written by Charles Dickens.

Dickens‘s “A Tale of Two Cities” has the best #firstline and #lastline of any novel ever written. Don‘t @ me. 😂

#books #WritingCommunity #author #authors #amwriting #amediting #writers #BookTwitter #BookWorm #bookstagram #charlesdickens #charlesdickensquote #ataleoftwocities

The best #firstline or the greatest first line ever written?

#books #WritingCommunity #author #authors #amwriting #amediting #writers #BookTwitter #BookWorm #bookstagram

In an attempt to get somewhat organized, here is my August #BookSpin list!

Sobering, even dystopian. In Tale of Two Cities, the French Revolution is visible on the horizon when the book opens. Appreciated the full bodied characters for all classes of society. Working class Jerry and Miss Pross, men o‘ business Lorry and Carton, the genteel Manettes and aristocrat Evremonde, all are afforded a fair and full backstory. Note to self: don‘t wait so long between Dickens novels.

#doublespin
#bookspinbingo
#whatthedickens

Frasier reads the tagged book to the Cheers patrons 😄

https://youtu.be/qA9nRB_8aFw