A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

(5 stars)

eli g

One more book that truly deserves many stars, written by master writer Charles Dickens. I am ashamed to say that I never read it before in its printed form, and appreciate LibriVox's audio books even more for it. The work of the readers was great, no exceptions, as far as I am concerned. Everyone in his or hers own style gave depth and the appropriate degree of emotion to the portion they were reading, and some were truly magnificent. Thank you all of you readers, from an appreciative listener. Thank you, LibriVox.

Well done reading of Dickens

(4 stars)

ListeninginChicago

This Dickens classic is read by a wide variety of talented Librivox volunteers. Overall, the reading is very well done and they bring the book to life. When I read to myself, I tend to read quickly and skip. But being read to is a whole other experience - the depth of description and character development that Dickens builds into his novels shines through. Well worth the 15 hour commitment to hear the entire book.

A Tale of Two (or More) Narrators

(4 stars)

royalsparrow

The book is great, of course. Most of the narrators were good, some especially so. A couple left quite a bit lacking. I was very disappointed that in the pivotal scene at the end, the narrator read far too quickly and had poor pronunciation.

A Tale of Two Cities

(5 stars)

Midnight Reader

The book is a timeless classic that has the power to hold the reader in attention and suspense like many of its contemporaries can do. The readings, for the most part, were done well. This Dickens novel is worth your attention. -N

A Literary Masterpiece, Not Illustrated by This Execution

(3 stars)

D.M. Chambers

I am forced to agree with the other reviews. While the story is long, it really grabs the imagination in the second half and the multiple readers, with differing enunciation for various words and names, seemed to muck things up a bit. Though each reader did a superb job, it is my opinion that a single reader would have been much more fluid

to bad

(0.5 stars)

Mitchell WALLACE

Its to bad, this sounds like a great book, and although I do recognize a few of the readers, and think they are good, I just can't stand multiple readers for one book. I feel one reader sets a feeling, and makes a character seem to be a certin way.

(2.5 stars)

This 8s 5e first time I have “read” this book...and upon learning the Charles Dickens was paid by the word...I understand d now why he repeated so many phrases and sentences. But being able to catch the essence of what .lives was like for those embroiled in the unrest of the French Revolution brings a whole new respect for the authors that recorded it. It is a very long read, and hard to follow at times, but well worth it in the end. Thank you to all the readers that enable others to hear these stories. May you continue to offer such a wonderful service

Another great story read

(4 stars)

RandomHoliday

This is another great reading from the volunteers of Librivox. I don't mind having different readers, though one was quiet and difficult to hear at times. I was unfamiliar with the story before this experience. I did not expect it to be such a dramatic tale, not realizing it is a fictional tale set during the French Revolution. I am very glad to now be familiar with this novel. It did drag out at points, but worth the time invested.