Oliver Twist - Abridged

Same book, Another review : http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2013/04/oliver-twist-abridged.html

Written by Charles Dickens, this book gives you a sensation of loneliness and despair around you, which is due to the writing style of the author. Although the book I have read is the abridged version, it still causes that feeling.

So, let’s come to the story. A boy born as an orphan was named Oliver Twist, and sent into an orphanage where children died of starvation. He was many times ‘donated’ or ‘adopted’ by others, but still his gloominess remained almost intact. Unable to face the difficulties in his life, he runs away.

He sets upon travelling to London to lead a better life, and also gets aided by a same aged boy in the way. However, he nearly tumbles into the dark life of Money and Crime, and soon finds that he was to escape. He gets caught by the police, but fortunately adopted by someone. He is taken care off, until the burglars kidnap him. He makes unproductive attempts to escape, and gets shot during his involvement in a robbery.

He then begs for help, to the same people whom he was forced to rob. He finds help, and soon recovers. He narrates his story and everyone believes it. The search for robbers begins.

I would not like to reveal everything, but am sure that reading this would definitely fluctuate the thoughts of joyfulness and despair among you. This story is embedded with little crime, in which innocent humans and animals get harmed.

Enjoy reading this book which represents the unchivalrous life of Charles Dickens during his childhood. I did not choose to read the unabridged book as it was too long, and required a lot of time, which is absent for me at present.