Oliver Twist (Penguin Classics)
by Charles Dickens
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Author: Charles DickensContributor: Philip Horne
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-29
ISBN: 0141439742
Number of pages: 608
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Cruel Deception with a Twist of Fate
Summary: 5 Stars
Dickens writes with authority in 'Oliver Twist'. The preface to the book outlines clearly how Dickens has grown tired of the glamorising of criminals, and sets off in pursuit of putting the record straight. All his characters and settings are drawn on using his own experiences from his own life, as well as purposefully bringing into his story characters to whom he familiarised himself with at first hand, such as the obnoxious and arrogantly rude character, 'Mr Fang'the Police Magistrate. What is so amazing about this and many of Dickens' books, is the authors ability to draw the reader into each character, as you read Sikes's part, you feel like the nasty criminal, you can't help hunching your shoulders and wanting to rub the back of your hands as you read the words of 'Fagin,' even the pompous and outrageous 'Mr Bumble' commands the readers attempts at the recognition of his character.
Throughout the book your emotions are tested at the unbelievable cruelty bestowed on the innocence of 'Oliver Twist' by the worst criminal elements, and their attempts at ruining the life of a child, denied of his true identity, an identity that would free him from a life of degradation, poverty and enforced crime.
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