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pradeepck
Vandana, walk into any bookstore and you will get it at less than a hundred rupees.
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skoolmom
Pradeepck-I'm glad to hear Oliver Twist is available! Wasn't sure cause you just never know.
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vandyaa
hi pradeep!thanks for the info, but i wanted to ask weather you can find it online.i mean to download.anyways im VANDYAA not vandana.
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uplandpoet
vandy: do oyu not have a public library nearby? i doubt they would not have it
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skoolmom
Im guessing Vandy is from India so the book might be harder to come by. If this is the case- please let us know.
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pradeepck
I personally know that Oliver twist has been freely available in India for the last 25 years... One can walk into any bookstore and get a copy....
I am told that it has been there for the last 75 years at least.posted 5 years ago.
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uplandpoet
vandy, glad you found it. Dickens somehow had the vision to write about "the worst of times" with a hopeful and beautiful style. He can be a bit simplistic in places, but he does a good job of taking us back to the time and place, and obviously offered a spot of hope to those in the grinding world around him. it may have been false hope in most cases, but at least hope:)
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uplandpoet
i am pretty sure this book is in the public domain, so you can probably get it guttenberg project
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rose
One of Dickens best books....I first read this book about 12 years back and it has been one of my favourite books since then..... a must-read for children...this book will surely ignite the passion for reading in the young minds.
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Emmanuela K
It was really really emotional and i felt really moved by Oliver's fate and condition, but all ths same thanks to happy endings. It's worth reading but a bit too violent.
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ernest k
this book isone of the best books i have been looking for and with the help of this site i have been able to identify,noy only that but get to know the other writers.
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BeliEVEr
I do not know about you but I like this book.I love how sneaky Doger is.
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sumeet g
this was the first dickens book that i had read and has been his fan since then. i can read him all day all night long.
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uplandpoet
Have you been bombarded by complete strangers who wanted to know, after you have
written a review, and/or made comments expressing your opinion of a book,
whether they should read this book? And it isn't that they took the time to see
who you are, then ask in a note, no, they just spammed you and everyone else on
Shelfari who has said book on shelf. Does this irriate you? If so, you can do
something about it: you can contact either of the two Shelfari reps below, or
better yet, you can contact both of them and ask them to please remove the new
and annoying feature that allows this spamming!
http://www.shelfari.com/amanda
http://www.shelfari.com/timothygrayposted 5 years ago.
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Avinash
I have read this book two decades ago, I still remember the atrocities upon a child by the cruel society
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Avinash
I have read this book two decades ago, I still remember the atrocities upon a child by the cruel society
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Leslie R
It's so funny that your comment is the first one I saw after I posted this book, because the whole reason I'm reading it is that our community theater is doing the musical next spring and I wanted to know more about the story!
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Kate S
I agree that this book plays upon the sympathies of its readers, but in comparison with some of Dickens' other novels it doesn't even come close to displaying his true abilities as a writer. For those just starting to read Dickens I suggest you read this book (or Great Expectations) in the beginning and then move on towards other books like Nicholas Nickleby and Little Dorrit. Both of these books are much longer, but they exemplify Dickens' social and political criticisms.
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Keith D. Grimes
Just thought I'd add my 2 pence... I'm currently listening to this novel on CD and I'm really enjoying it. I read Oliver Twist back in high school (well, I mean, I read the Cliff's Notes version).
One thing I've noticed is that I really have to concentrate when listening to a book as opposed to reading one. I think that having the Cliff's Notes now to use as a supplement would be great. Not sure if I'm getting all the names correct (via the reader's chosen pronunciation), so it would be nice to have something visual to refer to in my mind as I hear these characters introduced.
Take care.posted 4 years ago.
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