Puzzles Presents: Ultimate Reading Challenge 2015 discussion

Post the title, description, and your opinion of the book you read.

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Classic book with multiple stories interwoven shortly before and during the French Revolution. The two cities are London and Paris.

Part romance, history, and tragedy, it's an entertaining and informative ride. Dickens' is a masterful storyteller weaving characters, plots, subplots, history, romance, loyalty, tragedy, and social culture into a splendid blend. I have to say this novel had a little bit of everything. I read it as my "evening" book and found it to be a mistake on some nights! Some parts were very engaging (i.e. storming of the Bastille). I like books that offer an historical aspect. I'm surprised I hadn't read this before.

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson was pretty fascinating as it is an epistolary novel (composed of letters) but extremely long and I must admit I skimmed some of the letters.