i've been wanting to read this for ages, my copy was horrible and had tiny print, i was making a lot of excuses, and then i found a nicer copy with big print and fun facts at the back, and i watched oliver and company and wanted to know what similarities there were, you know, past the differences between cat, dogs, and humans.

this was unexpectedly easy to read? i'm still a little stunned i read it so quickly. i THINK this in an abridged version so maybe that's why? either way, it was a pleasant surprise. i was also surprised at how interested i was in seeing what was happening next -- despite loving oliver and company, watching the musical, going to a school show of it, and doing the play in english, i have no idea what actually happens in this. i was sort of confused with all the characters, found the list at the back after i'd finished, but it was good -- it had action, it had sad bits, it didn't really have any funny bits, but that's okay. dodger was only in it for a few pages? but i found my other copy and i think it's just because i have a slightly shorter version.

too much time was probably spent comparing it with the cat version and another large amount was spent trying to get oomp-pa-pa, a song i haven't heard in years but has pushed its way back into my brain.

i read a dickens. an abridged version. but, still, an achievement.