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Bill Sikes has got to be one of the best (worst?) literary villains ever. Between he and Fagin my nightmares will have ample resources for a long time. Oliver Twist is not my favorite Dickens, but his almost oppressive commentary on the time is great to read, even if it does feel a little too cheery at the end after all the gloom, doom and a little gore. I would recommend this book just for it's amazing descriptions of London's nighttime and weather. Its like an additional (creepy) character in
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Listened to this one on audio. As many times as I had watched the movie, the book was so different (duh!) and so much better.
Jul 10, 2014
Khairunnisa Nakathorige
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Sharon
marked it as to-read
