When I heard about the classical book "Tale Of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens being an assigned reading for class, I wasn't very excited. Classical books aren't my type of thing, I find them very hard and boring to read. But I decided to give this book a chance and was caught off guard by how much I have enjoyed the writing of Dickens. The way he ends paragraphs and chapters makes you reflect, piece together past details, and overall want to read more!
If you are a type of person who is cautious and very particular about classical novels, like me, all I ask is that you read the first 5 chapters. I have only read that much so far and the book has already pulled me into a whole world in which I cannot stop reading because of how caught up I am. Now, I am not saying you should go out and read every classical book you can find, but to just give every piece of literature you do find, a chance. Like this book, for example, you might be very surprised.
Courtland:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're enjoying the book, but you don't have anything specific in your blog post. For example, when you write, "The way he ends paragraphs and chapters makes you reflect, piece together past details, and overall want to read more!" you should give a specific example of where Dickens does these things in the book.