![]() ![]() Social commentary, yes, expected but satire? I didn't know. ![]() What else are you going to do with it?It also turns out to be much more satirical than I ever realized. Extended review:Despite its verbosity, sentimentality, and exaggerated characterizations, how can you not love this book? Like a dog at your feet, it's there to be loved. Six-word review: Deservedly classic tale of orphan's survival. The relatively straightforward Twist will give way to the diffuse, picaresque Nicholas Nickleby, and then the real Dickens will be formed. Certainly a worthwhile read, but possibly the least of Dickens' "Big Fifteen". ![]() What works in the story is the vividness of "low" culture, and Dickens' already fierce moral stance on the inhumanity of much of 19th century English culture. ![]() Oliver Twist, carrying the torch from some of Dickens' sentimental Sketches is a rather lifeless little twig. Only Fagin has any sparks of internal life, and he's an unfortunate anti-Semitic caricature common to the era. One could argue it's still the work that has had the greatest impact on the public psyche: Dodger, Fagin, Nancy, and Bill loom large in the collective cultural consciousness, don't they? Who can forget Oliver asking for more, or the climactic tightrope walk? In truth, this is not a brilliant work. Written in 1837, during Dickens' astronomical rise to success, Oliver Twist is his third major work, second novel, and the negative counterpart to its exact contemporary, The Pickwick Papers. ![]()
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He wore out his welcome with the Continental Congress over promotion to the point that they would have happily accepted his resignition and even nearly forced him out of the Continental Army. ![]() He had a poor habit of getting defensive and lashing out at superiors (Congress and Washington) when he felt slighted. Golway also hammers home Greene's major personality flaw of insecurity. With the help of the extensive collection of Nathanael Greene's letters and other sources, Golway sets out to prove how pivotal this Rhode Island Quaker's role was in the American Revolution. ![]() Washington's General authored by Terry Golway is an enjoyable read. 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So when the Shadowhunter Academy reopens, Simon throws himself into this new world of demon-hunting, determined to find himself again. ![]() The events of City of Heavenly Fire left him stripped of his memories, and Simon isn't sure who he is anymore. The series follows the adventures of Simon Lewis, one of the stars of Cassandra Clares. ![]() Simon Lewis has been a human and a vampire, and now he is becoming a Shadowhunter. ![]() ![]() Medicaid coverage is set by each state, and coverage for dentistry ranges from none at all (for adults in Alabama) to fairly extensive in other states. ![]() Wasn’t New York’s Medicaid dental program already generous? Why had New York State denied dental treatment to low-income people on Medicaid? So in many situations where someone with decent private dental insurance would get a root canal or a crown to save a damaged tooth, someone on Medicaid would end up simply getting the tooth pulled. 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