“FLESH, the woe-begotten moaned at Oliver, baring teeth which were ragged and black.
“FLESH,” came another moan, and he turned to see two more ...
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Jan 15, 2012
SJH (A Dream of Books)
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'Oliver Twisted' is one of the first offerings from Egmont's new young adult imprint Electric Monkey. Published to tie-in with the bicentenary of Charles Dickens, 'Oliver Twisted' puts a fresh spin on the Dickens classic while remaining true to the spirit of the original.
I'm a huge admirer of Dicken's work so I was immediately intrigued about this title. Much like the author JD Sharpe, I've always loved 'Oliver Twist' and enjoyed the story of an orphan boy whose life eventually t More...
I'm a huge admirer of Dicken's work so I was immediately intrigued about this title. Much like the author JD Sharpe, I've always loved 'Oliver Twist' and enjoyed the story of an orphan boy whose life eventually t More...
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Feb 09, 2012
Stephanie
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I am not usually tempted by books of this type - an idea taken from a classic book, but changed by a new author, adding new ideas. However, I was glad to see that this wasn't the original work with some new parts stuck in, but instead it was reworked and retold in a very original manner by an author who obviously loved the original characters.
As many of you will know, it was the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens this week, and so I thought, although it's not a traditional w More...
As many of you will know, it was the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens this week, and so I thought, although it's not a traditional w More...
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Feb 06, 2012
Darren
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Confession #1: I am not a particularly big fan of Charles Dickens books. I know that by admitting that I run the risk of being burned as a heretic, but I have to be true to myself and my readers.
Confession #2: The only Dickens book I have read is Oliver Twist. I have read this one and a half times. The half was the abridged version when I was at school (Year 8 or Year 9 I believe); the other time was as an adult. I think I much preferred the abridged version.
Despite it being More...
Confession #2: The only Dickens book I have read is Oliver Twist. I have read this one and a half times. The half was the abridged version when I was at school (Year 8 or Year 9 I believe); the other time was as an adult. I think I much preferred the abridged version.
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Feb 04, 2012
Alison
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This is new from the Egmont Press's new imprint for teenagers; Electric Monkey. I really, really enjoyed it. When I read the press release accompanying the book, I was a little doubtful: early nineteenth century realist/ protest novel mashed up with fin de siecle decadence and horror? But in fact, it works brilliantly. Dickens makes his poor law guardians hard, unimaginative and unfeeling men; Sharpe goes a bit further and makes them vampires, literally feeding on the poor and dispossessed. Oliv
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Jan 02, 2012
Anne
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Electric Monkey is a new Young Adult imprint from Egmont Press that will be launched in February 2012 with three brand new titles. One of these is Oliver Twisted by J D Sharpe. When the author contacted me to ask if I would read and review Oliver Twisted, I was very unsure.
Marketed as 'supreme fusion of the eternal classic with horror Victorian England but not as we know it', this is so far out of my comfort zone that I was actually a little bit scared at the thought of it. Add to that the More...
Marketed as 'supreme fusion of the eternal classic with horror Victorian England but not as we know it', this is so far out of my comfort zone that I was actually a little bit scared at the thought of it. Add to that the More...
Jan 03, 2012
Kirsty (overflowing library)
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Oliver Twisted is a reimagining of Oliver Twist. It's set in Victorian England ut features Zombies and werewolves and soul stealing demons.
I must say I was worried that this book would be like those Pride Prejudice and Zombie books where the orignal books just has things added in but this certainly wasn't the case which I was pleased about.
Oliver is still the sad little orphan we have all grown up knowing about, even if like me you haven't read the book, but he's got these ma More...
I must say I was worried that this book would be like those Pride Prejudice and Zombie books where the orignal books just has things added in but this certainly wasn't the case which I was pleased about.
Oliver is still the sad little orphan we have all grown up knowing about, even if like me you haven't read the book, but he's got these ma More...
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