Great Expectations

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Summary: Great Expectations equals Great Book
Review: I remember having to read this book when I was a sophomore in high school. At the time I hated the book with a blue passion. Basically becuz I didn't understand it. Just recently, I decided to give it another chance (fifteen or so years later) and could not put it down. Although Pip is the main character, I found my sympathies lying with Estella. So young, so beautiful... so hardened. Ms. Havisham, in her greedy bitterness, deprives Estella the chance of real emotion, real love. Although I believe Ms. Havisham realizes what she has done near the end of the story, it is much too late for Estella. The re-written ending, although it pulled at my heart-strings, didn't work for me. The original ending is the only logical, perhaps realistic, ending in light of the events that occur within the story. For you kids who are forced to read it, try it again in a few years. I know your perception will have changed.

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Summary: Reading this book is worst than staring at the ceiling!!!
Review: I had to read this book for an English Honors class and I totally hated it! This is the worst, yet! I don't understand why students have to read classics that people rarely understand! I thought the book was pointless with nothing to look forward to while you're reading. Many books have a strong structure and basis where you want to know what will happen next, which keeps you reading on. This story has no meaning and Charles Dickens is going no where with this. Not to mention the characters are just plaing weird. Where in the world did Dickens get a bizarre lady like Miss Havisham, who is practically ill in the head? I would never recommend this book because it was boring, time consuming, and I can rarely consentrate on what I was reading. I'm glad I got over reading this. I'm sure the only people who read this book is the ones who are forced to, like myself. If I can give this book's rating as a no star, I would. Too bad it only comes in 1-5 stars.

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Summary: This book is an absolute slap in the face.
Review: I'm in the eighth grade and I was forced to read this book. i flat out hated it. I have a lot of patience, but who has the time to sit and read a book that goes on and on about nothing? How can those women be so cold-hearted? That's probably why Miss havisham got burned in the first place. I bet her heart was cooled off after that. Frankly, this was one of the first books I had ever read by Charles Dickens, i must say that this will be the last. I would not recommend this book to anyone. It is as bad as it gets.Instead of taking a sleeping pill,just read this book!

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Summary: Great Expectations: More than just summer reading for school
Review: I had to read Great Expectations for a class project. I looked at how many pages it was and froze; "How am I ever going to finish this book?" I thought. After about 30 pages I was hooked and read it in a week. The language is old, so if you're young read it with a dictionary, it helps a lot! Dickens did a great job of tieing everything together at the end, and you know he must of had some master plan on what was going to happen!

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Summary: IT BLOWS
Review: HAHAHHAH696

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Summary: i'll sum this book up for you in four words...
Review: TOO LONG, IT SUCKED!!

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Summary: A book that makes you look at yourself
Review: Great expectations is not only a great story filled with mystery, drama and action. Great expectations is a book that points out the personality flaws in all of us. It examines relationships and how they function between individuals. It is a great book and well worth the effort of reading.

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Summary: Great Expectations= Great book
Review: This is an excellent book. It boosted my vocabulary level up a great deal and contributed to my education. Thanks to Charles Dickens for writing this extrodinary book!

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Summary: A truly wonderful novel.
Review: An extremely beautiful novel that displays human conflicts throughout its length. No wonder it is described as a timeless classic! I loved this book because it had such a greta plot, with all the relations surfacing at the end. The relationship between Pip and Estella is particularily interesting, especially the change at the end. This is a treasurable addition to any collection.

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Summary: Horrible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I had to read this book a few years ago for an advanced English class and I hate the book. I think its awful that I was forced to read what amounted to an 18th century serial out of a tabloid.The reason the book is filled with so much meaningless drivel is that Dickens was paid for each installment and the longer the series lasted the longer he had a steady job, At least thats my theory. I just wish I could ask the dead author some questions like Why didn't you let Pip grow the Hell up? That poor me, I'm a country peasant with no friends act got real tired real quick. Second question Where in his warped imagination did he get Ms. Havishom? News flash! Anyone who did so many terrible things because a man left her was mentally unstable before she met the jerk which explains why he left her. Oh and one more thing if your a feminists (like me) this book will get you upset enough. The only women in the book are either crazy old hags or out right bitches. It certainly says a lot about male Victorian sensibilities!!