A review by louiza_read2live
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

4.0

I've read Oliver Twist first time in Greek translation when I was in Jr. High in Athens. I didn't remember almost anything about it except that I loved it. It seems that many years later, rereading it in 2019 and in English this time, I still love it.

I love Dickens's humorous and sarcastic criticism on society and religion that make such a sad topic more bearable, but without minimizing in the least the gravity of serious societal issues and abuses; In fact, Dickens's sarcasm emphasizes these issues and brings people's hypocrisy to the surface.
Having said that, the chapters of the interaction between Nancy and Sikes will tear your heart in pieces.