This is my favorite classic, absolutely. It is London and Paris, it is the best of times, it was the worst of times, it is Miss Pross vs. Madam Defarge, it is the righteous Charles Darney compared to the jackal, Sydney Carton.....it is redemption and resurrection... it is Dr. Manette vs. the aristocracy. Charles Dickens is a master of symbolism... using 'doubles' and 'opposites for effect' well. I love his only comical character, Jerry Cruncher...such a foul person....... And Lucy Manette is the epitome of how love changes everyone around her. And near the end, the unfortunate seamstress, rides in a cart toward the guillotine and sums it all up when she recognizes the switch and asks to hold 'his' hand so that she may be brave also. OH BY CRICKEY this is a good novel...but it is not for the faint of heart. One must promise not to quit before the first 17 pages.....when the Lucy comes on the scene and is told that her father is not only alive, but 'recalled to life' ..... A difficult, and deep, but worthwhile read.
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