Literazzi discussion

How many have read this in high school or college? I'm curious how it compares to reading it as a mature adult. Any impressions so far?

It was required reading when I was a freshman in high school. I loved it; although, many in my class hated it. I've really just started it again, but I was immediately struck by how challenging a read it is and by the fact that he was clearly a literary genius. What about you?

This is the first time reading this book. I am a HUGE Dickens fan, but I’m having a harder time getting into this one. My copy is annotated which is helpful, and I review the chapters on Shmoop to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Yes Linds, he was a literary genius for sure, so many excerpts that I read over twice because they are so wonderful.

I have the audio book on hold at T.O. and will start it next week.
Must finish some other books first.

Pamela, it's getting easier the more I read. Hang in there.

Did read in HS.
Much richer read now later in life, experiences such as travel (Europe)- seeing the impossibility opulent royal palaces and living in the time of our U.S. civil rights movement, .....help me with greater understanding.
I recall the book was complicated ,1st time I've gotten Cliff Notes since HS. Very helpful for me to understand the themes and Dickens writing style.
I feel like I'm doing a term paper.

Cliff Notes! WHY didn't I think of that?

You know what’s kind of messing with me about this book? There is no main character! I’m trying to think of other books I have read that don’t have a main character and I can’t think of one.

Interesting point. If pressed, I'd have to say Doctor Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton are the main characters. Or are the main characters Good and Evil? London and Paris? The Have and Have Nots? Yikes! Now you've gone and made me think, which is never wise.

LOL, for some reason felt compelled to look up Victorian serial literature...actually my brain was fried...something about subplots with different characters, chapter cliffhanger endings to keep up readership. Perhaps like modern soap operas?

K, interesting! I did a bit of searching today on books without main characters (I'll do ANYTHING to postpone ironing). I found several instances in which there wasn't a main character but the novels had many characters. The works I'm most familiar with that were mentioned are Stephen King's "The Stand" and the Game of Throne books. It doesn't seem to be a common practice, however.