Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens | BOOK REVIEW

I loved this novel. Definitely my favorite Charles Dickens novel to date.

[maddssmithy]

love the longer form vids! nice to see! have not read this book but need to

[richardranke]

In my younger days, I saw a movie of Oliver Twist on TV, then read the book and loved it because...no spoilers. The next year I saw the 1960s musical movie and appreciated it.

[DanielFletcherFlute]

Interesting discussion! I haven’t quite finished all of Dickens’ novels, (I’ve read 10/14) but I feel like I’ve got a decent grasp of his work. I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts on David Copperfield or Bleak House.

I thought Oliver Twist was decently enjoyable, but it’s definitely one of my lesser favorite dickens novels. I think his later career epics are the height of his power. (BH, DC, Little Dorrit, Dombey, OMF)

I think in particular, hearing you didn’t love GE, that you may really appreciate DC. It’s his only other fully first person novel, and I think it’s got a much better cast with more of the comic elements than GE.

Bleak House is half told in first person, which makes it a little more accessible than his other doorstoppers just in the way of prose. I think it’s perhaps his most complex plot, but probably his highest achievement.

Oliver Twist is a good novel, though! He just got better and better has his career progressed!

[Luuuuuudo]

Hey Will, I love your content and your passion for literature! Do you have any tips for reading more analytically? I feel like I’m just consuming books and not engaging with the material as much as I’d like to. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[hellomynameishello]

Love from India, your looks are familiar to Oscar Wilde.

[Aphorismenoi]

To me The Great Expectations is better than Oliver Twist