It was the best of times， it was the worst of times，it was the age of wisdom， it was the age of foolishness，it was the epoch of belief， it was the epoch of incredulity，it was the season of Light， it was the season of Darkness，it was the spring of hope， it was the winter of despair，we had everything before us， we had nothing before us，we were all going direct to Heaven， we were all going direct the other way—
狄更斯的小说，一直是我的童年最爱，从《雾都孤儿》开启，到《大卫·科波菲尔》，都翻烂了，唯独《双城记》，久闻大名，但是童年时除了开头那段“名言”，其他的内容还真没留下多少印象，这次读企鹅经典文库再版的《双城记》，有了这二十多年的人生阅历，倒是会有如下这些体会:
