A review by jersy
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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4.0

 This book manages to be written in a funny, sarcastic and witty way while also being absolutely devastating. Oliver has to endure so much, and while he seems to be the least interesting and fleshed out character in the book, it is so easy to sympathize with him. I must admit I liked the little side stories and the mystery more than the actual plot since it was just frustrating to see a child suffer that much and lose every positive thing he earns, however the whole book is really engaging due to its prose and the enjoyable side characters. I love Dickens` writing style and should stop being so intimidated by his works. 

He wrote a very touching example of how poor people, and especially more vulnerable ones like children, were treated horribly and how most citizens that were better off didn’t even notice and expected gratitude for their ill-treatment. While where I live poverty to that extreme extend does not have to exist anymore, I can totally see parallels to how some people view the unemployed and refugees nowadays. Still a very worthwhile read but more brutal than one would expect from its adaptations and general knowledge about this book. 

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