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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, Marian Leighton, Ric Estrada

nroxiereads's review against another edition

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3.0

This is my favorite Dickens book

daniealexa_c_s's review against another edition

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4.0

Por la mitad tuve una confusión entre tantas trama y personajes que surgieron de momento, pero ya en el último cuarto del libro dejé de pensar "¿que me estás contando?" y pase a disfrutar completamente la historia

lucysnowy's review against another edition

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2.0

thank GOD that i have finished this book.

it has plagued the last two weeks of my life.

i understand the value in dickens' work; i appreciate the historical context and the depth of the characters and the stories.

but i cannot bring myself to enjoy this story. it is complex, twisted, complicated ... yet also so completely dull. i dont understand how he manages it.

the best of this novel comes in its ending - the murder of nancy, the death of sikes and fagin... its exciting, thrilling. but i have to say that the reveal of oliver's ancestry is still not clear to me. maybe i was just falling asleep in those chapters but i have no idea how he is related to rose and all the other characters in the end.

i have to say that i enjoyed the little flashes into the bumbles' lives - it was enjoyable to see them falling in and out of love, and from the top of society to the bottom.

in conclusion i will not be looking forward to reading any more dickens. the christmas carol was a lot better, but maybe that was because we're all brought up with the story. to be fair i thought i knew the story of oliver twist ... but it seems i didn't.

cabbagecakes's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

karinaruizg's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

herald_of_carcosa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

faithdryden3's review against another edition

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dark inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mysafe_place's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I would really like to give this book more than five stars but it was simply way too dull, even for a classic. The plots were unpredictable, yes, but the pacing was off and often there was talk about some parts of the story that were simply so irrelevant that it was nog even remarkably interesting. I liked some of the allusions though, and some parts were really actually enjoyable but all in all it was simply not a good read for me.

beereading90's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Ich war überrascht wie gut sich dieser Klassiker lesen lässt.
Dies ist mein erstes Buch von Dickens und dadurch weiß ich natürlich nicht,
ob er immer diesen leicht sarkastischen Unterton und feinsinnigen Humor in
seinen Schreibstil einbaut.

Das Schicksal von Oliver ist das eines typischen Waisenjungen im Armenhaus im 19. Jhd.
Dickens beschreibt hier schön die Schieflage dieses Systems und wie weit man in der Kindserziehung kommt, wenn man ein ständiges Klima der Angst und Bedrohung erschafft.
Für die Zeit in der es geschrieben wurde fand ich Dickens Kritik sehr weit.
Sobald Oliver Güte, Wohlwollen und Liebe erfuhr blühte er auf.
Nun, vom Ende dieses Buches können die meisten Waisenkinder natürlich nur träumen.
Es ist schon sehr abwegig welche Zufälle zum Happy End führen, aber es ist trotzdem tröstlich, dass Dickens dieses Ende gewählt hat.

Was mir negativ aufgestoßen ist war der ständige Antisemitismus.
Der Boss der Räuberbande, Mr. Fagin war ein hässlicher, habgieriger Jude.
Laut Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_... wird Mr. Fagin an mehr als 250 Textstellen nicht mit Namen, sondern schlicht als der Jude bezeichnet.
Auch damals schon, nach erscheinen des Buches ereilten Dickens empörte Leserbriefe, doch Einsicht zeigte er nicht.
Laut ihm war es damals nun mal so, dass hauptsächlich Juden kriminell waren.
Dazu brauche ich glaube ich nichts mehr sagen. 

aaaaaaliyah's review against another edition

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3.5

definitely some of his early work