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A review by weewaw2020
Oliver Twist [Adaptation] by Charles Dickens, Les Martin
3.0
I really really wanted to love this but I just didn’t and I can’t really explain why. Maybe because I already know the story from watching the film but it just lacked something. Despite that I still really enjoyed the way Dickens brought the reality of life for boys born into the poverty of society at this time. I am not the biggest fan of the way Dickens chooses to fly through some parts and drag other parts out for longer than seems necessary. He also lacks description which is something I really love to read. However. his metaphors and similes are brilliant.
It was such a rollercoaster of emotions. Many times Oliver was in a bad place and then was rescued or better and then something else happened again and again. Although the main storyline is much the same as the film, there are some additional parts and some changes. I was really surprised to find that Oliver actually plays a fairly small role in this story considering the book is titled with his name.
I wish I’d read this before the film as maybe I would have liked it better. If you haven’t seen the film, I’d recommend reading this with your eyes or even in the audiobook version as there’s a great free version on YouTube.
It was such a rollercoaster of emotions. Many times Oliver was in a bad place and then was rescued or better and then something else happened again and again. Although the main storyline is much the same as the film, there are some additional parts and some changes. I was really surprised to find that Oliver actually plays a fairly small role in this story considering the book is titled with his name.
I wish I’d read this before the film as maybe I would have liked it better. If you haven’t seen the film, I’d recommend reading this with your eyes or even in the audiobook version as there’s a great free version on YouTube.