tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577671326216532557.post6043037790681043741..comments2023-10-01T07:05:20.222-04:00Comments on Truly Bookish: Book Review: Oliver TwistTruly Bookishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07743732410468229012noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577671326216532557.post-55745221856484872502012-08-30T10:00:27.482-04:002012-08-30T10:00:27.482-04:00Congrats on finishing! I am proud of having read t...Congrats on finishing! I am proud of having read this after being more familiar with the musical version and just seeing what was originally written.<br /><br />I also read that later in life Dickens revised the book to remove his antisemitic remarks-see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagin#Antisemitism" rel="nofollow">wikipedia</a>The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577671326216532557.post-18748318431467477992012-08-29T12:46:17.404-04:002012-08-29T12:46:17.404-04:00YOU FINISHED!!! YAYYY!!! *claps* Yeah, Dickens is ...YOU FINISHED!!! YAYYY!!! *claps* Yeah, Dickens is rough. For me, he wrote some great stories; but I hated his actual writing style. And <i>Oliver Twist</i> is one of my least favorites. <i>Little Dorrit</i> and <i>Great Expectations</i> were better IMHO.<br /><br />And it's funny you bring up the prejudice with Fagin being Jewish. I remember being in a college class where we read Dickens, and lots of people complained about his prejudices. But tons of people had prejudices back then, it was just part of the culture. I find it interesting that Dickens felt bad enough for the underclasses (like he portrays in <i>Oliver</i>) but not for minorities like Jews. You'd think he would be compassionate toward them all; guess not. lolKatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8577671326216532557.post-37447722352879398192012-08-29T07:31:14.739-04:002012-08-29T07:31:14.739-04:00I don't blame you. I never got into DIckens ei...I don't blame you. I never got into DIckens either. Patricia Eimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14224629115674437978noreply@blogger.com