The new book that I am reading right now is called “Dodger” by Terry Pratchett. His book dodger is one of his newest books. It is set in the historical fiction world of London in the 19th century when London was either really rich or dirt poor; Not very many people in the middle.
We start our story on a dark and stormy night in London.
There we read about how Dodger saves a girl form some men she was running from.
For Dodger takes two men single handily. As you read this book you find out
they don’t call Dodger for nothing.
One of the interesting things about the book so far is what
the main character does for a living at the start of the book. He is a Toshers
that means that everyday Mr. Dodger, would go down into the sewers and dig
around in the muck and try and find random items of value. It may have
been one of the worst jobs I have heard of and to think people really id this
for a job is just horrifying.
This book is historical fiction but so far two people who I
have read about are real and are quite famous., Charles Dickens and Henry
Mayhew. They have both been introduced so early in this book because of what
they did in real life. They both wrote about how the underbelly of London was
so bad and how the rich and no idea what was just across the way. Charles
Dickens writings were all fiction in some way But Mr. Mayhews were all about
reality.
Some it though is just urban legend, like how Dodger faces
down Sweeny Todd the Demon barber of fleet street. The interesting thing is
even though the Barbar almost kills him, Dodger doesn’t like to think of him as
getting locked up because in this tale. Sweeny Todd was in
the war and crazy because he couldn’t have saved people.it just shows that
Dodger has compassion and he can think for himself.
Dodgers character comes off to the rich as this dirty
little kid who will steal your money the second he sees it but really that isn’t
the case. Most of the time he will let you keep your money. What he is a good kid who just has been in the
wrong side of town. Or thast is what the rich people think, to Dodger, he
thinks himself well off and pretty lucky. Which is a way that this character
grows on you.
So far I have liked this book. It has a good history but is
an engaging read, but from Sir Terry Pratchett. On the next blog I will talk
about this author and books by him you should read.
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