Just when we were trying to make nice with the Trollopians. . . . Here's Adam Gopnik in the New Yorker: "Trollope is that rare thing: a strong writer with a trustworthy imagination. Dickens is a far greater sentence shaper, but his view of the world is a poet’s, painted in violent and unnatural colors."
You say that like it's a bad thing, Mr. Gopnik.
For whatever it’s worth, when I was a kid I never understood why people wanted to hear stories that were plausible and realistic. If that was what they wanted, why didn’t they just go out and experience life?
Gina: I think it’s a glorious thing, and a feature of Trollope in the New Yorker an equally glorious one, don’t you? No one can deny that they’re different writers who excel in their respective spheres. When each is good, he’s very, very good. But I also think Dickens was a genius, and Trollope was merely an excellent novelist with a keen sensibility. Dickens was a force of nature, so if in Gopnik’s world that means a “poet,” it’s fine with me.
Well said, Christopher!
I sent a comment with links to the stills, but I’m not sure if it went through… If it didn’t,…
There’s SO much here: https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/12825642/stills/ Here’s another still of Sydney ep4: https://seriesgraph.com/show/301626-a-tale-of-two-cities/episode/S1E4 And I saved something from instagram, but honestly…
Thanks for coming back to comment again! Can I ask where you found these stills? I’ve been on the MGM+/Amazon…
Hello again!!! I think the first episode was okay. I hate how dark everything is, and I hate the men’s…
UGH. I definitely won’t be watching. Thanks for the thoughtful review!
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