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Oliver Twist Illustrated by Charles Dickens

deliah27's review against another edition

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2.0

I did not like this book. I don't know if it was the story itself or because it was an adaptation. I didn't expect a children's version to be so dark and violent.

austinf's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It’s hard to explain but it does seem to have a hard and scary situation but not much death or dying but I could call it violent. It has a character in the end who dies and there is stealing but other then that I would call it appropriate and it’s a very intense story but it is also about how Oliver Twist has a hard life. So in general I will say ages 8 and up. This is a good story and a old story.

soniiasg's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

annabellee's review against another edition

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4.0

Oliver is an orphan who receives blow after blow from life, everything, and all that. Born in a workhouse and nearly starved as a child, abused, maltreated, malnourished, and downtrodden, he makes his way through life with goodness and an untarnished soul.
Dickens uses Oliver's origins as a commentary on the treatment of the poor: he depicts them as starving and hopeless and maltreated by the people whose very jobs are to look after them. It is a hopeless cycle ridden with self-serving, greedy, pompous people: the picture Dickens paints is a horrid one, inspiring pity.