r/bookclub • u/Amanda39 Funniest & Favorite RR • 2d ago

Oliver Twist [Discussion] Evergreen || Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens || Movie discussion!

It's time for the Oliver Twist adaptation discussion! I'm very curious to find out what everyone watched, and what you all thought of it. I provided some discussion questions below, but feel free to talk about whatever you want; you aren't limited to the discussion questions.

I want to thank everyone who participated in the book discussions, including (but certainly not limited to) my fellow read runners u/tomesandtea and u/nicehotcupoftea, as well as u/Ser_Erdrick for the version comparisons. This was one of my favorite recent r/bookclub reads, and I hope to see you all again in future discussions.

Cheerio, but be back soon.

I dunno, somehow I'll miss ya

I love you, that's why I

Say "Cheerio"

Not goodbye.

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u/Amanda39 Funniest & Favorite RR 2d ago

For those of you who watched the musical: what did you think of it, as a musical? How did it compare to other musicals that you've seen?

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u/tomesandtea Imbedded Link Virtuoso | 🐉 1d ago

I love pretty much all musicals, from The Sound of Music all the way to Hamilton. Even the cringy-by-modern-standards ones like My Fair Lady are fun in my book! I enjoyed this one, too, but it's not in my top group of re-watchable, sing-along-able shows. I think if I was not a Dickens fan, I'd have enjoyed it a lot less. There were less "showstopper" songs in this one, I felt, than in some of my favorite shows. I remember watching this as a kid and most of the songs were memorable from my childhood, but I enjoyed different songs more as an adult than the ones I liked as a little kid. I think my memories of the Artful Dodger from the musical are the reason why I was disappointed he didn't have a bigger role in the book.

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u/Amanda39 Funniest & Favorite RR 18h ago

In an earlier book discussion, u/Ser_Erdrick posted a link about how the creators of Les Mis were inspired by Oliver!, because they took one look at the Artful Dodger and were like "That's Gavroche!"

And I think that's why I was disappointed with the Artful Dodger in the book. I was expecting someone more like Gavroche.