Oliver Twist

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Summary: can you say overrated...
Review: I here alot about how this book is a classic and how it has an amazing story, blah blah blah... Well, here's a view from a Freshman in HS. This book totally blows. It has some good moments during the action sequences, but in all honesty, Dickens makes this story way longer than it had to be by straying away from Oliver and the thieves. It's not exactly the most absorbing story to read. If your in HS and want a really good book, read Michael Crichton's "Timeline" (that's going to be a kick @$$ movie)or "Watership Down," 2 much more exciting adventure stories.

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Summary: Oliver Twist...
Review: I found it to be a well-drawn book; the storyline and the characters involved were very entertaining, particularly the story between Fagin and his charges. Although sometimes it tended to extend the text longer than needed and the constant switching between scenes made it hard to follow. But I do acknowledge that this may be due to my lack of patience and comprehension and may attempt reading it again in the latter of my years.

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Summary: Forsaken child
Review: The creative novel Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens in 1838, defines a classic of all times. This intense story reflects a young boy's life in London with no family or place to go. Oliver's mother dies while giving birth to her son in the beginning of the book. Oliver's father remains unknown. Throughout the book the reader sees constant struggles. Oliver is befriended by Fagin and his company. Fagin, along with the Artful Dodger, invite Oliver to stay with them and become a thief. During one of Oliver's pick pocketing adventures; he is caught by Mr. Brownlow. Instead of reprimanding the young lad, Mr. Brownlow decides to raise him. Oliver desperately searches for the answer to his past while trying to stay alive on the streets of London. Ironically, Mr. Brownlow is Oliver's grandfather. A dominate theme of Oliver Twist examines the importance of family. Oliver's early years taught him to fend for himself and he suffers from never experiencing a loving and nurturing childhood. The setting of the book plays a powerful role as the story unfolds. Dickens describes the setting of London and all the places that Oliver stays very descriptively. "The street was very narrow and muddy, and the air was impregnated with filthy odor. The walls and ceiling of the room were perfectly black with age and dirt..." (page. 56). Dickens explains the facilities that were available to poor Oliver and makes them sound unbearable. He does an excellent job making the setting come alive and allows the reader to plight. I would recommend all readers at some point in life to delve into this classic. I found Oliver Twist very moving and towards the end hoping only the best for poor Oliver.

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Summary: One of the greatest of the greatest books ever written
Review: This book kept me mesmerized and I could not for the life of me put it down. I'm only a college freshmen and instead of going out to parties and events, I was in my room reading this wonderful book. It was after reading this book that I made a list of 50 books that I wanted to read before I graduated. Dickens told a powerful tale of an innocent orphan's journey through life. There were so many aspects of the book that in order for me to write a longer summary of this book, I would have to tell everything that happened in the book. There were so many surprises and twists, and although I wanted to get to the end of the book, I kept hoping, in denial, that Dickens had written other installments to this tale. However, I was satisfied to know that Dickens had gone a step farther in this story than most authors by telling what happened to each of the characters at the end of the tale. This tale was so interesting that as I read more and more of it, I felt that I had in some way become an extra character in the story; an invisible omnipotent 3rd person from whose view Dickens was writing- maybe as one Rose's servants, or that of her aunt's. I recommend everyone to read this book. It seemed to be much more than a book, and although some of my peers may see it as outdated, the events in the book are still happeneing, only in a slightly different way. This book definitely can teach people the way humans are supposed to be treated and exactly how far a human heart can be extended toward another human in need, regardless of their past. My heart went out to Oliver, and I felt he was a real person that I had to sek out and give a big hug to. Maybe it was reading this book that prompted me to join a club at my college that crochets, knit, and quilt things to donate to children in need. I am so grateful that I happened to read this book. It definitely helped me to enjoy all that I have, and to help others enjoy the human experience as well.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: People think classics are stuffy and boring...Oliver Twist is anything but. I thought Oliver Twist was not a very interesting character: he is annoying in his naivete, the only memorable quote of his is "please sir, I want some more". Oliver Twist serves mainly as a pawn to be used by the much more interesting "bad guys" in the book, Fagin and Oliver's brother, and others. When reading the book, I identified with the feelings of many of the "bad guys".
The book is spruced up with the characteristic brand of Dicken's humor and subplots, and has a happy ending for our poor, orphaned, Oliver Twist.

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Summary: A not so interesting book
Review: Oliver Twist was a boring story.The setting of the story was in the past in London.The main characters in the book were oliver,Noah,Nancy.My favorite character was Oliver because he was brave when he ran away from bad guys.My favorite part of the book was when the bad guys died. I thought the illustrations were good. I would recommend this book to people who like to be bored ages 16-up because it is not cool for teenagers.

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Summary: Good Read, but A Little Long
Review: Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is a very interesting story. It is very suspenseful at times, and a very easy story to get into. I recommend it because once you get into it, it is pretty easy to understand and read. However, keep in mind that this is a 500-page novel and there are a lot of minor complications. In a way, these tiny conflicts, keep the book interesting. However, sometimes you might get anxious to skip over the small details and for the story to just resolve itself. It still goes much quicker than you would expect and once you are involved with the characters and situations they are in, it is hard to put it down.

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Summary: THIS ONE SOUNDS 'ORIGINAL'
Review: Like the Shakespearean Works, all the famous novels Charles Dickens wrote have been edited into various lengths and breadths. The point being that each editor trys to outdo his/her predecessor by evolving 'something special'. All are welcomed; although I would add that this particular version of "Oliver Twist" seems to be the most 'original' I have come across. It is quite detailed, and has all the flavours of 19th century English.
However, for most leisure readers who just want to have fun, I will recommend the Mass Market Paperback version. Its story is more abridged: more direct; and boasts of the contemporary English we use today.

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Summary: Oliver Twist
Review: I had to read to read this book for school. The story itself was sometimes boring, but sometimes you really wanted to know what would happen to Oliver Twist.
Well, I think that the book 'The christmass carol' was a better and more original story of Charles Dickens. But Oliver Twist was not bad at all, just too much pages.

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Summary: OLIVER TWIST
Review: ONE of my most favorite books. IS OLIVER TWIST, by CHARLES DICKENS. I like it because of all its action and some sadness. I like it when you read a book and its sort of dumb, but then it just pops out at out at you . Its about a little boy whose mom died giving birth to him so he's an orphan . But his mom gave a ticket to the nurse to give to OLIVER, but instead she keeps it . Well I cant tell you anymore things about the book .Another thing I like about the book is that happens to OLIVER he is never scared and always brave . Well, I guess this is the end of my story.