A Tale of Two Cities

Absolutely, already have. I read this book in high school and just was not mature enough to appreciate it. When I listened to it, I forget that the first line and the last line of the novel are among the most famous in literature history. You just have to listen to this book; you’ll fall in love with dickens over again and buy more of his books for listening.

When Anton Lesser and DIckens come together it is a gift. Even if you know this story, even if you have read it, you will rediscover it through the brilliance of this superlative actor who breathes life into each character with such passion and specificity that you are sure he must be channeling the spirit of each one. He illuminates Dickens. Toward the end my heart was pounding even though I knew the outcome. How is this possible? Because of Anton Lesser.

OK there is about 20 different variations and readers of this book but this is the one! The narrator, Anton Lester, is an artist with his pretrial of characters. Good timing, vocalization overall an excellent recording. Oh yes, that story is stellar by all accounts.

I couldn't agree with the previous reviewer more. Anton Lesser channels Dickens in his reading of this story. The different characters come to life under his skillful narration. When Jerry Cruncher was defending his "other job" to Mr. Lorry I was open-mouthed in admiration.

This book was required reading for me in high school and I resented it until I found, to my amazement, that I really liked it. That was too many years ago to count. I've re-read it since and now I've listened to this wonderful version. This is a book for the ages. It's a far, far better thing.

The performance makes an already wonderful story even more remarkable. The reader switches between male and female voices with such ease that the listener forgets that only one person is reading. It is a long, 19th century novel, but it was easily digested in this format. I was extremely impressed and hated when it ended. If Academy Awards were presented for book reading, Anton Lesser would be a shoe-in to win.

One of my favorite Dickens novels. Extraordinary story, marvellous narrator. Highly recommend this edition.

I read this in high school and again in my 20s and really loved it then. But it is a whole new experience to listen to it. And Anton Lesser's superb performance is a tour de force - he is a one-man Dickens band, easily moving between the voices of old and young men and women of different classes and backgrounds. This is the second of his Dickens' performances I have purchased - the other was "Little Dorritt" - and I am impressed by his ability to sweep me along with his own excitement in the story. Just a great listen.

Listening to DIckens is a special experience. I've switched between the written word and Audible as I've moved through the book, and I've newly appreciated how much I enjoy being read to, especially by someone as masterful as this narrator.

While I've read other Dickens, I'd never gotten around to A Tale of Two Cities and its a wonderful story of the French Revolution.

He captures the voices, the cadence, and the emotion. It's not "read," it is "performed."