Book Review: Oliver Twist

By Cher Tsang

Oliver Twist is written by Charles Dickens. It is about an orphan who is lonely and poor. It is a social story which is a mixture of sadness and happiness of people’s life in Victorian London. 

  Oliver Twist was left at the workhouse by his mother when he was just a baby. When he grew up, he worked in the workhouse. However, the master thought Oliver was a bad boy so he made him leave the workhouse and live with Mr. and Mrs. Sowerberry. He had a horrible time there. First, there was no bed for him. Second, he was treated badly by one of Mr. Sowerberry’s workers, Noah.

“When I read this book, I also felt I had really stepped into Victorian London.”

 Oliver didn’t like the family. Luckily, he was clever enough to come up with a way to escape to London and started an interesting life there.

I think the book is interesting and exciting. Charles is a very good writer. He describes all the things with lots of detail. He uses a lot of beautiful and easy-to-know words. He describes the poor with lots of details that I can imagine they are in front of me, that made me feel quite sad as well.

When I read this book, I also felt I had really stepped into Victorian London. I liked the part where Oliver escaped to London and met a boy named Dodger. It is because I was happy because Oliver had made his first friend in his life. I would recommend it to anyone who likes adventure stories. It is a short book, suitable for students from primary 3-5

Rating: 3/5 ***