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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Shares rank 109 of 122 novels by recommenders

Recommended by readers who came back to it years later and loved it.

Recommended by readers who came back to it years later and loved it.

2 people gave an opinion

recommend it
2
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Loved it on a second reading

    “over a decade later read and loved Oliver Twist”

    Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me”

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The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky39981%6—Approved
The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky28878%5—Approved
Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace26584%910 yrs6 ownersApproved
The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald24973%6—Approved
Oliver Twistby Charles DickensThis page20100%2——
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What people said

1 of the 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“over a decade later read and loved Oliver Twist”

RecommendsComment from 15 Dec 2025 in “I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.