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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I've seen the musical on TV no end of times (it's one of hubby's favourites) and was lucky enough to see the London theatre show when Rowan Atkinson was playing Fagin. So thought it was about time I read the book.
It was a bit of odd thing though, as most of the way through I kept singing the songs in my head! There were parts that were very familiar and bits that I didn't recognise at all (it's actually been a while since I saw the film, I may have to give it another watch now). On the whole I enjoyed and despite noticing that the copy I have is abridged, there appeared to be a lot missed out in the film. I may have to see if I can hold of the full version at some point to see what else I've missed.
It was a bit of odd thing though, as most of the way through I kept singing the songs in my head! There were parts that were very familiar and bits that I didn't recognise at all (it's actually been a while since I saw the film, I may have to give it another watch now). On the whole I enjoyed and despite noticing that the copy I have is abridged, there appeared to be a lot missed out in the film. I may have to see if I can hold of the full version at some point to see what else I've missed.
This felt like it took forever to read. I didn't always enjoy reading it at times and felt it kind of hard to get into, but overall I enjoyed it and like what this book does. Yay for having to read classics for school that would've taken me much longer to get around to otherwise.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A sweet story, but I find Dickens' style quite trying at times - the last 50 or so pages were really great, but the rest was difficult to read
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can't believe it's taken me so long to get round to reading this. So much better than the musical, no singing and dancing chirpy cockney orphans here. It's dark and dangerous and violent, it still has a happy ending, though not for everyone!
No rating bc I read this for uni, I’m in a slump too so I felt disconnected all round. Will reread in the future!