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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

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  • Author：Charles Dickens
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Summary

Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on。 Fleeing from poverty and hardship， he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go， however hard he tries to escape。

One of the most swiftly moving and unified of Charles Dickens’s great novels， Oliver Twist is also famous for its re-creation–through the splendidly realized figures of Fagin， Nancy， the Artful Dodger， and the evil Bill Sikes–of the vast London underworld of pickpockets， thieves， prostitutes， and abandoned children。 Victorian critics took Dickens to task for rendering this world in such a compelling， believable way， but readers over the last 150 years have delivered an alternative judgment by making this story of the orphaned Oliver Twist one of its author’s most loved works。

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Reviews

Thomas ，

Long， dark tale - too much other characters other than Oliver himself。 Not the best Dickens。

Moni ，

Me recordó al libro El perfume。

Erika Badalyan ，

this book was GAS

Patsy ，

I love this story！ I have always loved the movie versions of this story， and the musical， "Oliver！" but they are very shortened and different。 The narrator for this audiobook was excellent and very pleasant to listen to！ His voice kept me very engaged。 I would highly recommend this version。 I love this story！ I have always loved the movie versions of this story， and the musical， "Oliver！" but they are very shortened and different。 The narrator for this audiobook was excellent and very pleasant to listen to！ His voice kept me very engaged。 I would highly recommend this version。 。。。more

Victoria Previtera ，

No se lo leí de chica y tenia un crush con Oliver

Giada ，

4。5 stelleQuesto è il primo romanzo di Dickens che leggo e di sicuro non l'ultimo！ La scrittura di Dickens è scorrevole e divertente e le sue famose coincidenze improbabili， tipiche di un'autore vittoriano di sicuro tengono incollati al libro。Mi è piaciuta la storia e i personaggi sono scritti divinamente dall'autore。 4。5 stelleQuesto è il primo romanzo di Dickens che leggo e di sicuro non l'ultimo！ La scrittura di Dickens è scorrevole e divertente e le sue famose coincidenze improbabili， tipiche di un'autore vittoriano di sicuro tengono incollati al libro。Mi è piaciuta la storia e i personaggi sono scritti divinamente dall'autore。 。。。more

Mason Wallington ，

Nostalgic idk

Yasin ，

Parish kelime olarak mahalle gibi bir anlama gelse de İngiltere için önemli bir kavram。 Oliver Twist in de içinde bulunduğu bir parish var。 Kendine has kilisesi， idareci gibi bir konumda papazı olan bir bölge。Charles Dickens neden İngilizce edebiyatında önemli bir yeri var， anlamak için birkaç sayfa okumak bile yetiyor。 En başta edebi yönü çok güçlü。 Ayrıca İngilizlerin tipik sarcastic dillerini de inanılmaz yansıtmış。 Bu sarcastic üslubunu mevcut sanayi devrimi İngiltere'sindeki düzeni （arka ma Parish kelime olarak mahalle gibi bir anlama gelse de İngiltere için önemli bir kavram。 Oliver Twist in de içinde bulunduğu bir parish var。 Kendine has kilisesi， idareci gibi bir konumda papazı olan bir bölge。Charles Dickens neden İngilizce edebiyatında önemli bir yeri var， anlamak için birkaç sayfa okumak bile yetiyor。 En başta edebi yönü çok güçlü。 Ayrıca İngilizlerin tipik sarcastic dillerini de inanılmaz yansıtmış。 Bu sarcastic üslubunu mevcut sanayi devrimi İngiltere'sindeki düzeni （arka mahallelerdeki düzensizlik aslında） eleştiri için kullanıyor。 。。。more

Emma Mili ，

2。5*I wanted to love this so much and honestly， it was just a slog to get through。 Everyone loves Charles Dickens and puts him on par with Jane Austen （whom I adore） but I just didn't feel it with this novel。 I enjoyed his sardonic writing and thought that his portrayal of the London underground was fascinating， but that was the only thing I liked about the novel。 This might just be a me thing， but I had to check a dictionary every page and the writing style was a bit hard to follow along with。 2。5*I wanted to love this so much and honestly， it was just a slog to get through。 Everyone loves Charles Dickens and puts him on par with Jane Austen （whom I adore） but I just didn't feel it with this novel。 I enjoyed his sardonic writing and thought that his portrayal of the London underground was fascinating， but that was the only thing I liked about the novel。 This might just be a me thing， but I had to check a dictionary every page and the writing style was a bit hard to follow along with。 The characters were all so black and white。 Everyone fits in a box of good/evil neatly except Nancy， who was honestly the only interesting character in the entire novel。 She was raised in the London underground and does morally questionable things that go against all the Christian values that the society stood for at the time and seeing her struggle over her loyalties to Bill and what she believes is right was fascinating。 Granted， this is a children's book so I'll give it a little leeway over the bland characters， but if I have to read one more page about Oliver's gratefulness or goodness I'll scream。 Overall， I did not enjoy this book as much as I wanted to。 The writing style was a bit hard to follow along with and I was never really invested in the plot or the characters。 I might try some of other of Dicken's work since I heard that Oliver Twist isn't his best novel， but I'll definitely be going into it with lower expectations。 。。。more

TheBookWarren ，

3。50 Stars （Rounded ⬆️） — Dickens。 Not a whole lot I can add to this Classic tale other than to say it’s Dickens ie it’s good。 Well crafted， verbose and multi-faceted characters that are grounded & unearthed in such a seamless fashion it really is quite a marvel even knowing it’s the great man’s work。 One of my favourite narratives of all-time insofar as it relates to a positive， good character-affirming manner & provides children with a lovely principle for grit， inclusion & most of all， the im 3。50 Stars （Rounded ⬆️） — Dickens。 Not a whole lot I can add to this Classic tale other than to say it’s Dickens ie it’s good。 Well crafted， verbose and multi-faceted characters that are grounded & unearthed in such a seamless fashion it really is quite a marvel even knowing it’s the great man’s work。 One of my favourite narratives of all-time insofar as it relates to a positive， good character-affirming manner & provides children with a lovely principle for grit， inclusion & most of all， the importance of earnestly pursuing your place in a crazy， hard， charmed & downright idiotic world we live in。Holds up to time as well as any Novel written。 。。。more

Emilia Zenna ，

Spero di non deludere nessuno con la mia recensione， ma ho fatto molta fatica a terminare questo romanzo。 Ho deciso di leggere Oliver Twist dopo aver letteralmente divorato David Copperfield。Speravo di trovare più punti di vista del protagonista ma probabilmente trattandosi di un ragazzino si lascia spazio anche agli altri personaggi， così facendo però la mia attenzione calava molto。 Ad ogni modo non c'è dubbio che come sempre Dickens ci propone una Londra estremamente veritiera， l'altra faccia Spero di non deludere nessuno con la mia recensione， ma ho fatto molta fatica a terminare questo romanzo。 Ho deciso di leggere Oliver Twist dopo aver letteralmente divorato David Copperfield。Speravo di trovare più punti di vista del protagonista ma probabilmente trattandosi di un ragazzino si lascia spazio anche agli altri personaggi， così facendo però la mia attenzione calava molto。 Ad ogni modo non c'è dubbio che come sempre Dickens ci propone una Londra estremamente veritiera， l'altra faccia della Londra perbenista vittoriana， in cui i personaggi si convincono che non c'è altra strada per loro da vivere se non quella 'peccaminosa'。 。。。more

Maral Mrl ，

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Milla:） ，

4。5/5

Chisdragon 。 ，

Muy bueno

Idalovestoread ，

3。5/5 stars。 A reread for me， and it was so much better than last time！ I love to think that this book helped poor people and orphans when it came out， which makes the story even better。 I don’t however enjoy Dickens description of Jewish people （with Fagin in mind）。 I read mine in Swedish， in an edition from 1951， and Fagin was mostly mentioned as ”the Jew”。 Other than that， I enjoyed the book。

Debasmita Das ，

（3。5 stars） As a newbie reader and with English as the second language， it was a bit hard to read and keep up with， especially when he described the settings。 But it's all worth it！ The plot was so good and so were the characters！ （3。5 stars） As a newbie reader and with English as the second language， it was a bit hard to read and keep up with， especially when he described the settings。 But it's all worth it！ The plot was so good and so were the characters！ 。。。more

Marko Lapcevic ，

Life is filled with ups and downs like the life of the main protagonist of the novel。 This book describes the life of Oliver and also shows us how was the life in London in the 19th century。 Wonderful classic that everyone should read。

Luke ，

Oliver Twist was the very first book I've ever read in English （English isn't my first language） and the very first book that wasn't a school book。 I remember stealing it from my father's library when I just turned 10 years old and reading it in one go。 It's my all time favorite， I have it in both Arabic and English。 And it just holds a very special place in my heart， I've read it more than twice and I don't think I'll ever stop reading it。 The story is quite remarkable and my all time favorite。 Oliver Twist was the very first book I've ever read in English （English isn't my first language） and the very first book that wasn't a school book。 I remember stealing it from my father's library when I just turned 10 years old and reading it in one go。 It's my all time favorite， I have it in both Arabic and English。 And it just holds a very special place in my heart， I've read it more than twice and I don't think I'll ever stop reading it。 The story is quite remarkable and my all time favorite。 。。。more

Boo Boo ，

I know it’s not something I should or could seriously judge， as Rilke says， “Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings……。A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity。 That is the only way one can judge it。” And Dickens， being the artist he is， most undoubtedly brought forth this art from the most natural necessity。 So I can’t criticise it and my judgement has no solid substance that could take anything I know it’s not something I should or could seriously judge， as Rilke says， “Nothing touches a work of art so little as words of criticism: they always result in more or less fortunate misunderstandings……。A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity。 That is the only way one can judge it。” And Dickens， being the artist he is， most undoubtedly brought forth this art from the most natural necessity。 So I can’t criticise it and my judgement has no solid substance that could take anything away from it。 However， my opinion on Dickens works is that although I appreciate it for what it is， and for it’s uniqueness， his style of writing just doesn’t resonate with me。 I feel no connection to his stories， and the way he forms them makes them feel very superficial。 To me， he expresses things in a very facetious way; like he’s making fun of the entire thing or it’s all a big joke。 I wish this wasn’t the case for me because the themes Dickens addresses are extremely important but I can’t seem to understand the moral lessons he’s getting at unless I read an analysis of his books。 Honestly， I enjoy reading analysis’ and overviews of Dickens novels more so than the actual thing。 His art obviously touches a lot of people though， and I respect that， because his talent is phenomenal， I just find it difficult to grasp any meaning in his stories。 。。。more

Karla ，

Este libro me produjo diversas emociones mientras lo leía。 Nos narra la historia de un niño huérfano de la sociedad inglesa victoriana que vive una miserable infancia， pero a pesar de todo， sigue adelante。 Encuentro muy interesante que para la época， este sea uno de los pocos libros que relataban la parte pobre de la socidad。 Sin duda recomendaría este libro pero a niños desde los 10 años por los temas fuertes y crueles que le ocurren al pequeño Oliver。 Es imposible no empatizar con el protagoni Este libro me produjo diversas emociones mientras lo leía。 Nos narra la historia de un niño huérfano de la sociedad inglesa victoriana que vive una miserable infancia， pero a pesar de todo， sigue adelante。 Encuentro muy interesante que para la época， este sea uno de los pocos libros que relataban la parte pobre de la socidad。 Sin duda recomendaría este libro pero a niños desde los 10 años por los temas fuertes y crueles que le ocurren al pequeño Oliver。 Es imposible no empatizar con el protagonista y sentir lástima por lo que le va ocurriendo， pero al final nos deja una pequeño haz de esperanza y de superación a pesar de su dura infancia。 。。。more

Tracie ，

Charles Dickens was a brilliant author as we see evidence of in his name being so well known。This is among my favorites of his works and I recommend this to anyone who enjoys Dickens other works， historical fiction and， or classics。Happy Reading！

allieereads ，

Oliver Twist is an orphan， his mother dying right after childbirth。 Oliver， growing up in a parish orphanage then getting sold to a coffin maker， runs away and falls into the criminal underworld （basically） with a group of thieves， headed by the ‘villain’ Fagin。 Oliver then meets other people along the way who show him such empathy and love - Mr Brownlow， Rose and Mrs Maylie for example。 It really is a story about love and family as well as finding your family and a place where you belong。The en Oliver Twist is an orphan， his mother dying right after childbirth。 Oliver， growing up in a parish orphanage then getting sold to a coffin maker， runs away and falls into the criminal underworld （basically） with a group of thieves， headed by the ‘villain’ Fagin。 Oliver then meets other people along the way who show him such empathy and love - Mr Brownlow， Rose and Mrs Maylie for example。 It really is a story about love and family as well as finding your family and a place where you belong。The ending was so satisfying and wonderful。 I feel like I’ve tabbed and underlined entire pages because the portrayal of love and family was so beautiful and lifted off the page。 So I adored Oliver Twist。 I still think that the pacing was a bit off - the last 60ish pages so many things happened and I wish we had more time to see the aftermath of certain events instead of it happening off page and referred to。 （SPOILER 🚨: like I wanted to see the aftermath of Nancy’s death for example。 I wanted to know who found her， the immediate reactions of the people who knew her and then how Oliver found out。 Nancy was so important to the story， in my opinion， that she deserved more！） I also had a slight issue with the character of Fagin。 I need to look into it a bit more， but the way that he was described， in terms of his physical appearance as well as his personality and nature， it seemed anti-Semitic。 Like， in some scenes it was written as if he was the way he was because he was Jewish。 I don’t know - maybe I was reading too much into it？ I have to do a bit of research。 There was also an instance （I think only one！） of a character using the n word。 。。。more

Angela ，

Tried reading this again as an adult。 Still don't like it。 Tried reading this again as an adult。 Still don't like it。 。。。more

Norie likes cheese ，

Short and easy read。 It’s sad and tragic。 Cruel people but also see some humanity in others。

Jeffry Simmons ，

Fantastic Book。 Favorite classic right next to 1984。

morgan ，

It took me a long time to read this book as I kept stopping to debate with myself all the criticism I found。 And here I am， still giving it a five。

Thebookvamp ，

Finished reading Oliver twist。。。。 I wanted to read this book for long time finally I did it。 Took some time to read。 It's about a boy who became the orphan in the moment of birth and how he struggles with his care taker。 One scene most affected me is when he was thrown into the dongen when he asked for another serve of food。 Struggle after struggle how he finds a good people and end up in where he as to be。 My favourite characters are of course Oliver and Nancy。I was actually struggled to be in Finished reading Oliver twist。。。。 I wanted to read this book for long time finally I did it。 Took some time to read。 It's about a boy who became the orphan in the moment of birth and how he struggles with his care taker。 One scene most affected me is when he was thrown into the dongen when he asked for another serve of food。 Struggle after struggle how he finds a good people and end up in where he as to be。 My favourite characters are of course Oliver and Nancy。I was actually struggled to be in track with characters and story telling is too detailed for my taste， it made my reading slow。I would recommend the book for classic lover and one who loves the classic story telling。 。。。more

Malise ，

3。5★ Dickens vs Tolstoy Book Club June PickIf you've been following my Goodreads account， or just reading journey for a while now， you'll know that I don't vibe with Dickens in any sense whatsoever。 I hate Hard Times with a passion and The Pickwick Papers wasn't much better， but I told myself I was going on a journey to find a Dickens novel that was for me。 Oliver Twist wasn't that novel， but it's getting close！ I didn't need an audiobook to read alongside and I didn't need to force myself to p 3。5★ Dickens vs Tolstoy Book Club June PickIf you've been following my Goodreads account， or just reading journey for a while now， you'll know that I don't vibe with Dickens in any sense whatsoever。 I hate Hard Times with a passion and The Pickwick Papers wasn't much better， but I told myself I was going on a journey to find a Dickens novel that was for me。 Oliver Twist wasn't that novel， but it's getting close！ I didn't need an audiobook to read alongside and I didn't need to force myself to pick this up or force myself to finish it。 It wasn't fantastic; there was a lot of anti-semitisms included which was jarring to read （although in the footnotes provided， it was mentioned that a guy that he had sold his house to was a Jewish man and Dickens found him 'satisfactory， considerate and trusting' and so when this guy's wife started to complain about the not-so-nice Jewish stereotypes， in 1867， he later retracted a lot of mentions of "The Jew"。）， but it was by far the best Dickens novel I have read as of yet。 I can see what people love about this book and it has gotten rid of some of my pre-existing bad vibes with Dickens。 Also， there is literally a character named Master Bates and that is really the only reason you need to read it。 。。。more

Leslie ，

"La espera， la cruel y horrible espera que padecemos entre la vida y la muerte con los desolados pensamientos se entronizan entre el ánimo y el latir， ¡No hay torturas cómo estás ！ ¿Y qué reflexión ni que recuerdo puede calmar en esos momentos febriles la desesperación？"。Se dice que Dickens es uno de los grandes novelistas ingleses junto con Shakespeare y ahora que es la primera vez que leo una novela de él y no un cuento lo puedo validar， no creo que sea el mejor de todos los novelistas del sig "La espera， la cruel y horrible espera que padecemos entre la vida y la muerte con los desolados pensamientos se entronizan entre el ánimo y el latir， ¡No hay torturas cómo estás ！ ¿Y qué reflexión ni que recuerdo puede calmar en esos momentos febriles la desesperación？"。Se dice que Dickens es uno de los grandes novelistas ingleses junto con Shakespeare y ahora que es la primera vez que leo una novela de él y no un cuento lo puedo validar， no creo que sea el mejor de todos los novelistas del siglo XIX pero sin duda se ha convertido en un nuevo autor favorito deseando leer más de él。 Entre los personajes que destaco no es el propio protagonista Oliver twist que es bastante plano， destaco a Nancy por su valentía *llorando a mares con el romance de Enrique y Rosa ❤️ 。。。more

Matt Carton ，

3-1/2 stars。 Dickens’s second novel is compelling in parts and all over the place in parts。 The opening 70 pages or so are brutal。 The secondary stories and some of the bit characters hint at his future storytelling genius。 And man oh mam does it get convoluted at the end。

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Oliver Twist&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Oliver Twist&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0