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A Tale of Two Cities (Cliffs Notes)

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This cliff notes saved my life! As a student who needed to read a Dickens' book, I was more than confused. While the book is a classic, the structure and style makes it a hard one to read. I have to say that I did in fact read the book, the whole book, no skimming or cheating. However, I read each chapter and then read what Cliff Notes had to say on it. Cliff Notes really clarified what happened and offered insight into a book full of depth and metaphors. I recommend this to anyone, though I also caution against reading only the Cliff Notes. While they were insightful and a major help to myself, they do not tell the whole story or all the details. This was a great weapon to have in my arsenal!

I indeed read the book, but the notes helped me understand it a lot better.

I have found reason to use Cliff Notes at various times in the past years. They are always helpful. They provide background information about the author, the times he lived in and a brief overview of the book. Then they break down the book chapter by chapter and explain what is happening in each chapter to the characters. Difficult language is defined. Difficult concepts are expounded upon.

What they do not do is give you the answers for a test or explain everything so clearly that you won't have to read the book. These are a help to understanding the book.

This one on A Tale of two Cities was very complete and very helpful.

I purchased these cliff notes for my son who was reading this book as a school assignment. The names, terms, society, everything in Dickens' book are just too different from modern American society for a young person to comprehend very well, let alone be 'tested' on. He read both the book and the cliff notes and needed both to really understand what was going on and the point of many of the passages.

This book helped me a lot i like to read and all but A Tale of Two Cities is a little to detailed and i kind of understood the book but this book helped me understand it completely i recommend this book to anyone that does not fully understand A Tale of Two Cities.

Well I must say that I'm not a big fan of reading, but wow these notes make it a brezze. If you are lazy and have know time to re-read that well, buy the notes..I got them [online]and they have helped me [tremendously! BUY THE NOTES!!! I'm only 15 and well Dickens [is a drag] so buy the notes!!! lol