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Summary: Just hope you are never forced to read it
Review: I was force-fed this book in 2 weeks. I then failed the test over it, because in my fervent reading, I forgot to pay attention. The plot is too complex and the characters too numerous to enjoy just reading the book. The plot drags in places, then speeds in others. I remembered why I don't read Dickens.
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Summary: Only 4 stars for this book is criminal!
Review: One of the best books I've read to date. Not at all boring unlike many other books of this time period. Can be quite humorous and the plot is masterful. The characters are masterfully portrayed, especially Joe and Pip. It's not even difficult reading! Are the majority of reviewers 16 year-olds that were forced to read it?
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Summary: A pretty good book
Review: This was a pretty good book. Some parts of it were hard to understand, but most of it was ok.
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Summary: Wonderful book, If you can understand it.
Review: An overall enjoyable read. The book is very well written and Charles Dickens has written excellent descriptions. I'm fascinating at the people who come here and rate it low, ah well, they obviously cannot read great literature. If you don't like books like this, go back to your "Star Wars super adventure novels"
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Summary: The book is very slow.
Review: Great Expectations By: Charles Dickens Great Expectations is about a boy named Pip who comes into great property and is searching for the benefactor of his fortunes. I didn't care for the ending much because I was thinking something great should happen, but then there's a big let-down. It was hard for me to keep my attention on the book. Everything is explained with such great detail, and half of the things explained don't need to be. If you enjoy reading books that are very detailed, this is the book for you!
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Summary: Quaint, but a good story
Review: This is truly a masterpiece. It is an inspiring tale of a departure from innocence into the cruel realities of the real world. Although not totally enlightening, it is entertaining and leaves one on the edge from chapter to chapter.
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Summary: Strong imagry helps give more meaning
Review: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens is a story of a boy named Pip and his experiences growing up. The story begins with Pip visiting his parents' grave sites. Here he meets a runaway convict and begins a new journey. The convict persuades young Pip to get food and a file for him. Pip does and the convict is thankful, but later is captured and confesses that he alone stole the food. Pip is sent for by Miss Havisham, a middle-aged woman whose whim it is to live in the bridal dress she wore on the day she was jilted by her lover. She hates all males and sends for Pip to enjoy the sight of him being tormented by Estella, a proud, beautiful young girl. Pip falls in love with her. Pip's sister dies before he comes of age, and Pip receives money from an unknown benefactor. During this time he learns about himself, his love for Estalla, and the unknown benefactor. This book is about a young mans life who has a few unique experiences and what he learns. Charles Dickens uses imagry that takes the form of real objects. The detail and words he uses gives more meaning and detailed images. It allows each situation to be clearly seen. The imagery also comes from the analogies and metaphors. It gave the book more life, more meaning. The visualizable images, metaphor and other kinds of figurative language set up great results thought the entire text.
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Summary: good plot, but very hard to follow.
Review: OK... I know how Dickens is supposed to be this wonderful author, but lets just face it - Its boring! Its not his fault, when he wrote everyone wrote like that, but these days its just too hard to follow.. The plot was really good tho.. almost like an old soap opera, with twists and turns everywhere.. Now if he could have written the same story in 200-300 pages instead of 500, maybe people would enjoy this book more!
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Summary: Great mix of hard lessons in a commical way.
Review: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a great mix of humor, thrills and suspense. You never know what will pop around from the other side of the page. Pip gives us an insight to the way people really are and, what they should be.
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Summary: This book has a great plot with many twists.
Review: This book is great it has many twists and turns and always leaves you thinking. I would definetly recommend this book!
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