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Did anyone who does not enjoy classics like this book? This is kind of urgent so I'd appreciate it if someone answered it fast.

Kevin A strange question! What you are assuming is that if you enjoy one classic that you will enjoy all classics. This is not the case. Like contemporary nâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðA strange question! What you are assuming is that if you enjoy one classic that you will enjoy all classics. This is not the case. Like contemporary novels different genres appeal to different people. Some will love classic romantic novels and some will abhor them. But if they have lasted the test of time then there has to be something special about them. You could be unlucky and try 2 or 3 and just not be able to get into them but you could be lucky and find the right ones straight away. There are classics like 'War and Peace', 'Les Miserables', 'Hard Times' and 'Ulysses' that I don't think I will ever read - they seem like too much hard work. Actually I have tried Ulysses and it is next to impossible to read (less than 5% of those that tried it managed to finish it - and most of those don't understand it). Yet it is often regarded as the best book ever written! Whereas one of James Joyce's other books 'Dubliners' is an easy read. Classics that I would recommend are Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein', Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Holmes', anything by Agatha Christie, Graham Greene or Raymond Chandler and, of course, 'Oliver Twist'.(less)

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is it just me, or this novel's language kinda hard to understand ?? ( I'm not a native English speaker )

Sandeep I too am a non native english speaker. It is one of my new year resolutions to read a classic novel and I was looking forward to read charles dickens â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI too am a non native english speaker. It is one of my new year resolutions to read a classic novel and I was looking forward to read charles dickens and oliver twist in particular. The things that helped me finish this novel and actually enjoy reading it are

1. Using an ebook reader: Having a copy of it on my kindle, mobile and work computer.

2. I downloaded the integrated oxford dictionary on all the kindle devices.

3. Look up oxford dictionary for any words that you found confusing. After a few chapters I realised, I am no longer needing to refer to the dictionary as frequently as I needed to at the beginning

4. Used litcharts website to review the chapter I finished to cross check if I have missed any important bits.

5. This book in particular, oliver twist, first appearing as a serial in a magazine. So, it is similar to watching a tv series. I made sure I did not stop in the middle of a chapter. I always made sure I finished a chapter before keeping the book away.

6. Read trivia about oliver twist here on goodreads, imdb and youtube to keep motivated.

7. The last and most important of all, read to enjoy and undersand the world of charles dicken's oliver twist, the victorian era london and the characters he brings to life with his eloquent words. Do not read to just finish the book

8. There is an excellent audiobook of oliver twist on archive.org freely available. Can also listen to it while reading the book for added fun and understand how native english readers pronounce the words.(less)

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â€œThere are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.â€� w does anyone know the meaning about this quote?

Emi Ham Some books are boring

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Can Oliver live a good life if his mother didn't died?

Cavak I was under the impression that since Oliver was born illegitimate, poor, and isolated from his father, his early life still would have been pretty baâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI was under the impression that since Oliver was born illegitimate, poor, and isolated from his father, his early life still would have been pretty bad. Agnes didn't have contact with Mr. Brownlow, Monks, or Rose before her death, so it's hard to tell if the happy ending would have come around as it did if she had lived.

His mother would have been by his side, but it's difficult to tell if she would have been a good or caring mother since she didn't have much characterization. It's a tough call there.(less)

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What happened to the Artful Dodger? In the last couple of chapters Mr. Dickens ties up all the loose ends and tells us the fate of all the characters except for Jack Dawkins aka the artful dodger. He was last seen in court but what was his sentence? Was he hanged?