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Summary: It was better than i remeber...
Review: I was forced to read this in school and despised it with a passion. I read it again recently, for some reason, and was surprised at how much I liked it. I guess the reason I didn't like the first time was because I was forced to read it; it's that 'Peace forced is tyranny' mentality.
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Summary: Interesting
Review: Well i'm 14 and i think this is a great novel, that i was intially forced to read for an english project....The characters were complex, but dickens did an exceptional job of describing the life of the main characters and their lives in 19th century england.and it's pathetic to see so many people my ages who 'don't understand'...why because it's 'sooooo boring'..gimme a break..it's a novel!! what did u expect? the matrix? please don't think all teens sit around the TV all day and don't care about good literature or don't bother to understand.
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Summary: Dickens' masterpiece?
Review: "Great Expectations" is one of Dickens' most concise, focused novels. It lacks some of the comic energy of his earlier works, but makes up for it with a compelling story, characters, and haunting images: the convict on the moor, the decaying wedding cake, the frigid Estella, honest Joe. This is painful, thoughtful material. See if you can find an edition that contains both the original ending and the rewritten, happier one. Both are wonderful.
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Summary: Great Expectations should be required reading.
Review: Great Expectations is a magnificent metaphor of humanity vs. life. It is the story of what each of us would probably do if placed in the situations Pip deals with. There are love, friendship, and warmth, which are nearly destroyed by obsession, discontent, and the desire to keep up appearances during the course of this powerful novel. These seemingly necessary emotions and acts of something near betrayal are finally exposed as cheap and worthless when the hero's true benefactor is known in the end. Pip, the main character, is something like all of us, and the people he encounters are very likely to be similar to those we encouter in our own lives.
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Summary: Simply intriguing
Review: I found that this novel was quite wonderful, really. I am a 14 year old, and I would have to agree with the majority of the reviews. Well-paced, incredible descriptions, and a beautifully captivating plot. It drew me in completely; I couldn't put the book down. Five stars, definately, and a recommendation to anyone who wants to read a classic novel by a classic author.
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Summary: Not all High Schoolers are like that
Review: To the reader who advised high school students not to read this book... well,I'm 14 and I am enjoying the book now. Moreover I come from Malaysia which is a predominantly Malay country. I do think that you should not categorise all ALL high school students as not being able to read classics like this because this does not apply to all of us. Perhaps to the majority but not all. I find my reading level is frequently higher than some adults.
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Summary: A literary masterpiece
Review: Almost every negative review about this book was made by a 15 year old 9th grader. I also had to read this book when I was in ninth grade and I had no clue what was going on. Those kids might not want to admit it, but it was above thier understanding, I am proof of that. I decided to read this again and even though I was indifferant to it the first time I read, and realized it to be the literary genuis that it truely is. It has an amusing story line of the events that surround a young boy's life and how he copes with his coming into fortunes and life in general. But Dicken's masterful writing makes more than just a story line, it is also a social critique of Industeralized Society. For existance, Joe represents how life was before the Industerial Revolution. He was kind, hard working, morally upstanding, and happy, amoung other desirable qualities. Whereas Estella, for example, represented how it was during the Industerial Revolution. She was greedy, self-centered, controlling, and unhappy. This is also evident in Pip. At first he had the traits of the former, but once he got his "Expecations", he exhibited the traits of the latter. Another part of his critique was the differance between the rich and the poor. There are other important ways in which he portrays them, but for lack of time the poor people were happy, whereas the rich were unhappy. Dickens is also great at describing setting and characters, so as some might see that as boreing, I see that as giving more depth to the story. He makes it seem like the reader is actually in 19th century London and meeting such interresting characters as Jaggers, Mr. Pocket, and of course honorable Joe. Anyone concidering buying this that is in high school, I reccomend not buying this because you will not undersand it, hence dislike it. But anyone who is already out of high school, or someone who read it in high school I would reccomend this book. Dickens is well know in literary circles for his genuis, but for some reason I cannot explain, in popular culture he does not come close to the popularity of Shakesphere, even though he was writer and Social Critic.
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Summary: One of the best written books, of all time.
Review: The way he describes everything from the eerie feeling he has in Ms. Havisham's room, to the smell of hay in the streets of London. Also the way everything connects together with the things you think are not important, an the way the book, sort of calms down at the end and explains everything that happens. This was a very hard book to read, so I would recomend Cliffs Notes with this, bot do NOT read the cliifs notes seperate! It ruins everything! Even if you hate classics, this is still one great book, I hate classics too, but still, it's very good. I had to read this for a freshman honor class exam, so not that I read this by choice, but i'm glad I did.
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Summary: The book was kind of confusing, but the idea was great.
Review: It took me a little while to get into the story and get to know all the characters, but once I did I couldn't put the book down. Charles Dickens is a wonderful writer, and Great Expectations prooved it.
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Summary: A great read, perfect company on a wet afternoon
Review: A good read from start to finish, typically Dickens, one ofthe classics. A fine work.
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