dwager 's review for:

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book is early Dickens, and wanders a bit in terms of the story line. It is a dark and melodramatic look at the underworld of Victorian England,  much darker than any adaptation I've seen. The characters are archetypes of criminals, innocent child, benevolent grandfather, etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Deportation