First Blog Entry

This summer I was very busy; therefore, and to my great displeasure, I was not able to read as many books as I would have liked too. During the months since June I was able to read Life of Pi by Yann Martel and A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I enjoyed reading and probably was more entertained while reading Life of Pi because the story was more engaging. There were not many dull moments for me during the read. This is a typical representation of the books that I usually enjoy reading. I considered myself part of the next generation of readers. In today's world we are use to having instant access to whatever we might want or need. Whether it be news on the internet, television, videogames, what have you. It is my opinion that people of today for the most part enjoy high octane-edge of their seat action. It is what we have come to expect. So for me of the two books I choose the obvious choice would have been Life of PI as my favorite book. This was not the case. To my great surprise I was drawn to A Tale of Two Cities.

A Tale of Two Cities is unequivocally a story written in a different age, this is not only because it was written in 1859, the writing style is completely old fashioned. However you know what they say about old things, "Old things aren't always terrible :)." A Tale of Two Cities for me was a great book. I loved the story, but what made it for me was the twist at the end. I knew that the doctor's prison stay would have some effect on the conclusion of the novel, but when they said that he was one of the three that denounced Charles I was completely shocked.
I also really liked how Sidney's true personality shown through at the end. Dickens made out Charles and Lucie to be almost divine characters. I assumed that they were going to be the martyrs for all innocent people, but out of nowhere Sidney gave up his life. I thought I knew how the novel would end, because I thought it would end like the typical novel would have. I could not have been more wrong. Although parts of the novel were dull at points and at times I will admit that I was extremely bored, the end of the novel gave me a revitalized perspective on the novel.
 I have always loved to read, and this book only further encouraged my love. At times for me reading is not always the easiest or fastest options, but maybe sometimes we have to step back from the feverish pace of everyday life and just sit back and read a good book.