Good pacing in your speech. It keeps one listening and sounds sincere; keeps one listening. I have TTC beside my bed for a bit now. I Shall read soon! Thanx for the boost.
I was so bad about reading any assigned book in school. I’m actually hoping to create a little mini challenge for myself where I go back and read those works. I really agree what you said about being in a different point in life!
I did read both AToTC and The Great Gatsby for English catch, and I kind of agree with your take on both of them. I feel like *Two Cities* had both the problems with characters and also that it leaned way too much on coincidence (which Dickens does alot in general). It's an interesting contrast from Les Miserables or other French writers takes on the revolution--Hot take: Dickens thought the French Revolution was *way* too revolutionary. The Great Gatsby is a real gem, though I liked *This Side of Paradise* (his other really good novel) at least as much. I like the idea of "revisiting" some of those novels, though IMO, *Catcher in the Rye* isn't as good or relevant as it once was. People can maybe still read it, but I don't think they have to the way they might other writers.
You could tell Dickens didn't approve of the scale of the french revolution just by the contrasting way he (very lovingly) wrote about London, and then was considerably less friendly when writing about Paris. I have the opposite experience with Catcher in the Rye - I'm not personally a fan, but I know several people who proclaim it's their favourite book ever. That perplexes me because I don't think it's bad, I just don't think it could attain 'favourite book' status.
Good pacing in your speech. It keeps one listening and sounds sincere; keeps one listening. I have TTC beside my bed for a bit now. I Shall read soon! Thanx for the boost.
I was so bad about reading any assigned book in school. I’m actually hoping to create a little mini challenge for myself where I go back and read those works. I really agree what you said about being in a different point in life!
I did read both AToTC and The Great Gatsby for English catch, and I kind of agree with your take on both of them. I feel like *Two Cities* had both the problems with characters and also that it leaned way too much on coincidence (which Dickens does alot in general). It's an interesting contrast from Les Miserables or other French writers takes on the revolution--Hot take: Dickens thought the French Revolution was *way* too revolutionary.
The Great Gatsby is a real gem, though I liked *This Side of Paradise* (his other really good novel) at least as much. I like the idea of "revisiting" some of those novels, though IMO, *Catcher in the Rye* isn't as good or relevant as it once was. People can maybe still read it, but I don't think they have to the way they might other writers.
You could tell Dickens didn't approve of the scale of the french revolution just by the contrasting way he (very lovingly) wrote about London, and then was considerably less friendly when writing about Paris.
I have the opposite experience with Catcher in the Rye - I'm not personally a fan, but I know several people who proclaim it's their favourite book ever. That perplexes me because I don't think it's bad, I just don't think it could attain 'favourite book' status.
I’m American and even I am spotty in my reading of the American classics. British classics are a different story! 😂