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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I liked it! Love the satire and I find the commentary really striking. Obviously the anti-semitism is really off putting. The book is engaging to read, but I don’t think I’d pick it up for fun.
Read for Victorian novel class part 1.
Read for Victorian novel class part 1.
If based on storyline it was a great book, so 4.5 stars but I'm not into literature much, so 3.5 stars. Halfway through the pages was pretty okay. But I skipped few pages because I don't have the whole day to read this. Should re-read this after final exams.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
This wasn't a terrible book, neither was it one that was truly excellent or will remain imprinted in my mind for the rest of my days. It was simply good; hence three stars. That said, it is easy to see why it and many of it's characters remain icons of stage, film and TV, as well as literature.
It is easy to see the figurative allusions to the "pull" of poverty, embodied in the truly despicable Bill Sikes and his sidekick Fagin. However, this story is best seen as just that; a good story with rich characters and imaginative illustrations of the poorer side of London in the nineteenth century.
Did this book grab me, have any special connection with me, or even just prevent me from putting it down? No, it didn't do any of these things, in spite of the fact that it is a classic work of literature. There just wasn't that special "chemistry" there. I'm going to sound ridiculous saying this but it lost me slightly through boredom at some points, which is the main reason I didn't give it four or five stars.
It is easy to see the figurative allusions to the "pull" of poverty, embodied in the truly despicable Bill Sikes and his sidekick Fagin. However, this story is best seen as just that; a good story with rich characters and imaginative illustrations of the poorer side of London in the nineteenth century.
Did this book grab me, have any special connection with me, or even just prevent me from putting it down? No, it didn't do any of these things, in spite of the fact that it is a classic work of literature. There just wasn't that special "chemistry" there. I'm going to sound ridiculous saying this but it lost me slightly through boredom at some points, which is the main reason I didn't give it four or five stars.
2.5 - While this book does a good job of showcasing what poverty can do to people I just didn't enjoy the story.
I enjoyed the beginning portion of this book but lost interest soon after he met Fagin. This book felt like it had elements of Crime & Punishment to me (character wise) but I enjoyed Crime & Punishment more. I found the characters to be annoying, even the ones we were supposed to like.
This was my first Charles Dickens read but I'm interested to read what else he wrote.
I enjoyed the beginning portion of this book but lost interest soon after he met Fagin. This book felt like it had elements of Crime & Punishment to me (character wise) but I enjoyed Crime & Punishment more. I found the characters to be annoying, even the ones we were supposed to like.
This was my first Charles Dickens read but I'm interested to read what else he wrote.
Oliver never did anything except fainting and walking to London one time.
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Beautiful plot and beautiful writing technique. I don't know why I've waited this far to read Charles Dickens but I certainly understand why, as a consequence of his style, a new adjective had to be invented.
I absolutely love the way certain events and histories in this book is left as mysteries in the beginning; then being continually conveyed, little by little, throughout the novel, giving some slight light, but still not, until the end explain: who, why and how everything is connected.
Beautiful plot and beautiful writing technique. I don't know why I've waited this far to read Charles Dickens but I certainly understand why, as a consequence of his style, a new adjective had to be invented.
I absolutely love the way certain events and histories in this book is left as mysteries in the beginning; then being continually conveyed, little by little, throughout the novel, giving some slight light, but still not, until the end explain: who, why and how everything is connected.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic! I loved it. Love how poetic Dickens's prose and compelling the plot points were. I grew up watching the 1968 adaptation and only now picking up the original book, and I've thoroughly enjoyed myself listening to the audiobook. The way Dickens wrote it is as if Dickens himself is the book's narrator.
Dickens writes so beautifully and creates such memorable characters... still, I can't get away from my opinion that his style is too florid and sentimental for me. I'm glad I finished this; but more because I feel I ought to have read it than because I actually enjoyed myself.