Dodger

A Printz Honor Winner

By: Terry Pratchett

Narrated by: Stephen Briggs

New York Times Bestseller!

Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Dodger, a Printz Honor Book, combines high comedy with deep wisdom in a tale of one remarkable boy's rise in a fantasy-infused Victorian London.

Seventeen-year-old Dodger is content as a sewer scavenger. But he enters a new world when he rescues a young girl from a beating, and her fate impacts some of the most powerful people in England.

From Dodger's encounter with the mad barber Sweeney Todd, to his meetings with the great writer Charles Dickens and the calculating politician Benjamin Disraeli, history and fantasy intertwine in a breathtaking account of adventure and mystery.

Creator of the popular Discworld fantasy series, Sir Terry also received a prestigious Printz Honor from the American Library Association for his novel Nation.

Classic Pratchett

What did you love best about Dodger?

As always, Terry pratchett novels catch you right from the start. Dodger is no exception. The Narrator is great with the variety of voices and the story-line itself is so different from what you may expect. Oliver springs to mind, but, you can discard that idea straight away.

Grubby, but enchanting! :)

Where does Dodger rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was one of the best, for sure. I have always loved Terry Pratchett, so when this showed up at audible, it was an obvious next choice for me. This honest (but often hilarious) look into the desperate situation in London during Victorian times is quite a departure from the Discworld books, indeed. I found it entertaining, insightful, painful and so very heartfelt. All while continuing to be slightly sneaky, bawdy and grimy. It is a fantastic, amazing, wonderful book / narration and I highly recommend it!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Who could resist dear Dodger himself? An almost-honest urchin with a heart of gold and the wisdom of a scholar. He will stay with me for a long time.

Have you listened to any of Stephen Briggs’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first Stephen Briggs performance, but it won't be the last! He was brilliant with all of the voices, male and female, and with the general narration overall. He is an extremely talented narrator.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

There were So many moments in the book that moved me. I think the 'after the end' part, where Stephen Briggs is reading a note from Terry Pratchett himself might have been most moving for me. In the 'afterword' the author talks about his research for this book, and how the conditions depicted were based on factual references from the time, particularly a work by Henry Mayhew (also a character in the novel).

Delightfully different Mr. Pratchett

I really enjoyed Dodger. It was a fun story and Stephen Briggs did a great job with the narration.

For fans of Discworld, it is not the same type of humor. But is definitely worth a listen (or read). In fact, I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel to Dodger as I quite liked the main character.

Another Great Pratchett

I put off reading this, since I had only read his Discworld stuff. But I was not disappointed. Pratchett did great.

loved every minuit

If you could sum up Dodger in three words, what would they be?

felt i was there

Who was your favorite character and why?

Soloman. He was a mystery in himself

Which scene was your favorite?

When he takes Peel down the sewer.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

A tale of London