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Oliver Twist
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There was a lot I didn't like in this story but the ending showed Dickens as I know he is, a wonderful teller of tales.
At times reading this I felt lead by the author and it was intensely and overly emotional lots of tears from the characters but not from me.
I got very cross that Fagin my favorite character in this book because he was so type cast was referred to as 'the Jew' 7 times on one page grrr.
I understand now Jeans thoughts about the evolution of Dickens writing evident in his books.
This really wasn't the best for me but maybe on a second reading sometime in the future it will ingratiate itself to me.
At times reading this I felt lead by the author and it was intensely and overly emotional lots of tears from the characters but not from me.
I got very cross that Fagin my favorite character in this book because he was so type cast was referred to as 'the Jew' 7 times on one page grrr.
I understand now Jeans thoughts about the evolution of Dickens writing evident in his books.
This really wasn't the best for me but maybe on a second reading sometime in the future it will ingratiate itself to me.
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Reading Progress
September 14, 2013
– Shelved as:
to-read
September 14, 2013
– Shelved
March 1, 2014
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Started Reading
March 1, 2014
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5.59%
"Yipheee! Back to my wonderful Mr Dickens. My goodness The workhouse or rather Hellhouse was described very well, it made me shudder at the treatment of poor Oliver. He was criminalized as soon as he was born. :("
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34
March 1, 2014
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8.88%
"Thank goodness he is out of there! Damn cruelty to children was looked on as ok needed even to keep them in line. I knew this one would be a tough read grrr."
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54
March 2, 2014
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17.27%
"Ohh good he is with The old gentlemen. Hope things look up for Oliver now."
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105
March 9, 2014
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32.57%
"long Oliver's origins partially revealed and then the old lady dies before the end. :("
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198
March 15, 2014
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50.33%
"On Book the third now the final part and hoping for a good ending to what for me hasn't been a great Dickens book. :("
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306
March 15, 2014
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Finished Reading
August 26, 2017
– Shelved as:
charles-dickens
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I think his characters are the high point of all the books I've read of his to date. The 'plot' feels secondary in comparison.
I want to watch the David Lean film again now :)
Jean my OT film is the very one you mentioned. Alec Guiness as Fagin and Diana Dors is in it. :) Hoping to watch it today.
Hope you enjoy it! I've ordered the DVD with some of my birthday money :)
But then if he'd spent time editing we wouldn't have some of the other novels I suppose! He didn't live to be very old...