Oliver Twist

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Summary: This book is terribly overrated. I hated it.
Review: Don't buy this! It's horrible! The only good part is the character referred to as "Master Bates." The story is stupid, pointless, and written in a style that is dull and hard to follow. One paragraph consists of two sentences, one 159 words and the other 175 words. That's what I call a run-on! Only read this if you absolutely have to for school or have sleeping problems!

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Summary: A Book for Life
Review: It seems that C harles Dickens can look into human beings' inner world. This book describes vividly an orphan's struggle through life and it demonstrates different aspects of human beings' evil points which we might never realize. I recommend this book because it can make us think about life.

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Summary: A Book for Life
Review: It seems that Charles Dickens can look into human beings' inner life. His realistic writing style is touching and shows vividly an orphan's struggle through life. This book demonstrates several aspects of human beings' evil points which we might never realize. I recommend this book because it makes us think about life.

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Summary: Delightful.
Review: I thought this book was wondeful. I enjoyed it to no end. If there is anyone out there who has not read any of Dicken's work before, this is definitely the one to start with. Don't listen to all of those idiots who say it is weak or untidy. It is not, it is just wonderful.

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Summary: The characters are truly memorable
Review: When I read Oliver Twist I found myself relating somewhat to Oliver-and really resenting Sikes moreso than Fagin.The plight of Oliver-and the way he discovers his true heritage-is a story which can hold a reader's attention.The older women who befriend Oliver truly have values.Rose is charming and truly sensitive.Nancy also loves Oliver,but she has a blind spot in her devotion to Sikes.Heck,even Sikes' dog finaly recognized the cruelty of his master.Oliver goes through hard times,but then can truly apreciate his good fortune-and I felt strong feelings of love and caring in the final chapters.

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Summary: Not Mr. Dickens' Best
Review: Charles Dickens is the best author England ever produced next to Shakespeare. He was simply a literary genius. My copies of Great Expectations and David Copperfiel are my two most valued possessions. I frequently find myself rereading old passages from not only those two novels but from almost all of his works. The one work I reread passages from least often is Oliver Twist. Oliver Twist was somewhat of a dissppointment for me. Yes, it was only his second novel, and he was still experimenting the with medium, and we can't expect masterpieces from a young artist, but the Pickwick Papers and Nicholas Nickleby (the novels he wrote before and after this) were so much better! It was as if he suffered a one novel slump with Oliver. It isn't an awful, unreadable novel, but it isn't a great novel either. There is too much melodrama and the sentimental scenes are atrocious. I did not care much for Oliver, either. All of the novels good scenes come from Fagin and Bill Sikes. The descriptions of Fagin moving stealthily through the London streets and of Sike's reaction to the murder are as good as anything else Dickens wrote. But on the whole the novel should be avoided. Dickens'other works are much better.

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Summary: I loved it
Review: I really loved this book, I read it when I was twelve, at a time when I new the musical very well. But this is much, much better than any of the films. There are many surprises in it which people won't know from the film. Read it is all I'll say

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Summary: It was a good, interesting book.
Review: It was pretty good book. I think it shows how orphans struggle. I think that it helps some of us that are not orphans see how emotional it is for them to go throught. I liked it.

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Summary: If you read one Dickens book, this should be it
Review: Stay away from A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations!!! They are boring, confusing, wordy and highly over-rated. Oliver Twist, however, is humourous and very easy to read. The characters are delightful and memorable. Bumble the Beadle, the Artful Dodger, Fagan, Bill Sykes and, of course, Oliver himself. Just because a book deals with what others believe to be "timeless" themes (as are supposedly the case in A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations) doesn't make them great books. Even if we assume that other Dickens novels are well enough written to qualify as great, they still need to be readable, understandable and a joy to read. Thye are not. If a book is complicated or confusing then, no matter how well it may be written it is not great. Oliver Twist is great. And if you like Oliver Twist you will love The Catcher in the Rye, Breakfast of Champions, The Winter of Our Discontent and The Great Gadsby (but stay away from Ayn Rand).

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Summary: This book is representative of Dickens' views on life
Review: Charles Dickens grew up during the poor law, and had strong feelings against it. Oliver is a young boy whos morals and fortune bring him into the hands of very kind and rich people. The dilema which Oliver faces as a very young child in the workhouse is very well described by Dickens. This is a book that everyone should read.