Dickensian language is so hard to get through at some points in the passages and most scenes were merely dramatic and actionless. Still, I loved his writing and the memorable characters. It's really true that he can describe the surroundings in high detail and his wide range of vocabulary makes this...
5 stars for the story, minus 1 star for too-wordy-writing, total 4 stars round.One would gain most benefits from reading a novel by reflecting substance inside the story with oneself or the society. Oliver Twist told us a story about the shadow of society which most of us who happened to be born in ...
This got off to a rough start for me. The people at the orphanage were so nasty, I almost gave up. Then, around ten per cent of the way through the book, it captured my fancy, and I had no problems forging ahead. Of the four Dickens' books I've read this year, this is my second favorite after Great ...
It's really much more like 3.5 stars but on the 3 side of that rating. Mostly, it's quite clearly an early novel (having previous read mostly his latter works). The characters are all larger-than-life in popular culture and so their existence outside of the novel somewhat capsizes the piece as a w...
Copy-edited. Just in case you thought I was a complete doofus the first-time round.Yes, I am giving Oliver Twist one star. What went wrong here? Oh, about a million things. First, the single reason I decided to read this book is because I got a new dog recently, and I named him Oliver Twist. The...
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