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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I just loved it.
As it was written in chronicles for local press it is split into lots of small chapters of about 10pages. I read one in the morning and one in the evening trying to imagine how everyone would have read it and discussed locally what the characters were up to.
Ages since I watched the film but so much more to the story and characters than I remember from the musical. 'Please sir can I have some more sir' happens on about page 2!
Some of the baddies really are so bad and it can become very violent at times. I always find the urban / rural split and journeying in these sorts of books fascinating.
Really recommend - much more accessible than a lot of people think.
As it was written in chronicles for local press it is split into lots of small chapters of about 10pages. I read one in the morning and one in the evening trying to imagine how everyone would have read it and discussed locally what the characters were up to.
Ages since I watched the film but so much more to the story and characters than I remember from the musical. 'Please sir can I have some more sir' happens on about page 2!
Some of the baddies really are so bad and it can become very violent at times. I always find the urban / rural split and journeying in these sorts of books fascinating.
Really recommend - much more accessible than a lot of people think.
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not gonna lie. I'm not even sure what I just read. I enjoyed it, but I'm not sure what was being said about 75% of the time by the characters.
I thought I knew the plot of this book before starting it but I was wrong !
Dickens set of at quite a pace to tell the story of young Oliver Twist who is 12 for most of the story. He is born in the workhouse and there are hints from the beginning that he might not be as straightforward as you might expect.
There is very little comedy in this novel ( The Bumbles try but don't quite get there for me) and he doesn't shy away from the horrors of a thief's life in Victorian London. He also doesn't worry about killing off his main characters - almost all of the baddies reach a gruesome end.
For me the pace is a little too quick and it suffers from not exploring things in depth. It feels a little over dramatic in places and the breaks at the ends of the first two books are definitely cliffhanger in style.
You do end up feeling for the characters he intends you to - Oliver, Mr Brownlow, Rose Maylie and Nancy. The last chapter ties it all up neatly in the style of a modern epilogue.
It is an easy to read and accessible Classic that serves as a reminder of the society we have come from and the brutalities that existed in that time.
Dickens set of at quite a pace to tell the story of young Oliver Twist who is 12 for most of the story. He is born in the workhouse and there are hints from the beginning that he might not be as straightforward as you might expect.
There is very little comedy in this novel ( The Bumbles try but don't quite get there for me) and he doesn't shy away from the horrors of a thief's life in Victorian London. He also doesn't worry about killing off his main characters - almost all of the baddies reach a gruesome end.
For me the pace is a little too quick and it suffers from not exploring things in depth. It feels a little over dramatic in places and the breaks at the ends of the first two books are definitely cliffhanger in style.
You do end up feeling for the characters he intends you to - Oliver, Mr Brownlow, Rose Maylie and Nancy. The last chapter ties it all up neatly in the style of a modern epilogue.
It is an easy to read and accessible Classic that serves as a reminder of the society we have come from and the brutalities that existed in that time.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
The slow pace caught up with me. There's only so much British cleverness can support a whole story on its back. It just ended up being repetitive situations pointing out absurdist flaws in a society I have no relation too. Wasn't relatable to me though I acknowledge that this book is well written
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oliver is an orphan who gets involved with some criminals and ends up in a life of poverty and crime in 1800s London.
This is a classic novel by Charles Dickens that I think most people have heard about. It is on my TBR list of "100 Epic Reads of A Lifetime." I actually think that Dickens writing is more approachable than some of the other classic writers (looking at you James Joyce). There were a lot of points where the story gets bogged down and is very boring, but for the most part I was able to stay focused and knew what was going on. Great Expectations is still my favorite Dickens novel
This is a classic novel by Charles Dickens that I think most people have heard about. It is on my TBR list of "100 Epic Reads of A Lifetime." I actually think that Dickens writing is more approachable than some of the other classic writers (looking at you James Joyce). There were a lot of points where the story gets bogged down and is very boring, but for the most part I was able to stay focused and knew what was going on. Great Expectations is still my favorite Dickens novel