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Summary: Good read
Review: I am definately a fan of Great Expectations (although don't go see the movie made about it with Gweneth Paltrow). I've had to read this book about three times in high school but I enjoyed it every time. My recommendation will probably mean little because if your still in school you will probably have to read it anyways...but I still recommend it.
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Summary: Once Again the Sheer Genius of Charles Dickens
Review: I cannot fathom how this novel only has a rating of 3 stars. It is an exceptional book that well demonstrates the genius of Charles Dickens. Not only does it have suspense and charm of romance and adventure, but it delivers thematically a look at the hypocracy of wealth in Elizabethan England, and a philosophical perspective on the meaning of happiness. In the end of course there is the climax with every bizarre plot twist imaginable. It is true, this is not necessarily a happy one: Pip gains happiness at the end only by learning by immense misfortune to himself and others, and by having his "expectations" crash down upon him, nearly destroying his future. Yet, this novel is an essential read for anyone, no matter how old or young because it still retains its meaning as freshly today as it did when it was written. It's only unfortunate that it's wasted on all of these people who don't bother to take the time to actually to try and comprehend what they're reading and who have consequently made such poor reviews.
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Summary: A dickens Classic
Review: I first read this about 12 years ago as a teenager in High School of course at the time I could not possibly comprehend everything that is going on. On a whim I decided to reread this novel and am very happy that I did, Pip, Joe, Estella, Mrs Havisham all these charecters are so colorful and well written it amazes me. This novel covers a diverse collection of human emotions such as love, friendship, loyalty, shame, and forgiveness. If the only time you read this it was mandatory reading for freshman english do yourself a favor and pick it up again and reread it I found it very worthwhile.
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Summary: Can't Read it Just Once
Review: I first read this novel for a class. Years later, I picked it up again and reread it. It's excellent. The characters are very interesting. Pip who loves the cold-hearted Estella. It is good to see how their characters interact and how desire is lasting. You got to feel bad for poor Pip. Miss Havisham is the most interesting of all, still in her wedding gown after all these decades. A must read. It's a fairly long novel, but well worth the time it takes to read it.
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Summary: What a long, boring book
Review: I had to do this for school. I could hardly get through it. All they did was talk. It was long and boring. I HATED IT!
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Summary: Great Expectations
Review: I had to read this book over the summer. I like the beginning and towards the middle, but actually when I was reaching the end, it became extremely boring and lengthy. Overall, I didn't like this book as much as I heard about it.
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Summary: Great Expectations
Review: I liked the book Great Expectations, I thought it was very interesting to read. When I first found out that we ha to read it I didn't think i would like it at all but I did, once I got into the book.I thought it was hard to read. Sometimes I didn't get it but othere times I did and did think Charles Dickens made it easy to understand. I don't think he should have written so many characters becasue I lost track of who was who and where they were at. He should have written more to the ending, like what happend to Pip and Estella.
I did like when Pip started realizing that just because you have money dosen't mean you can be mean to people like Joe and Biddy and everyone else that do't have as much as he does. I liked how toward the ending everything kind of came togeter; that's whenI really understood who was who. I really liked how all the characters were sonnected in some way like Magwitch, Estella, And Molly. Also Compeyson and Miss. Havisham.
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Summary: Great expectations
Review: I liked this book because of all the suspence because you have to wait to find out about Pip's benefactor, and why Miss.havisham is so mean, and if Estella likes Pip, and who the convict is. I didn't lie it because, I didn't understand that Pip was getting any older, and there were to many names, ex: Magwitch, Provis, I had no clue that they were the same person, untill my teacher explained that Charles Dickens did that with many other characters names.
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Summary: GREAT EXPECTATIONS!!
Review: I liked this book even though sometimes I couldn't understand it. Charles Dickens used a lot of words he didn't need to, and he used a lot of big words that needed to be looked up. There was a lot of parts that I did not understand. Otherwise it was a pretty good story when I knew what was going on. I would recommend this book to other people because you learn about the lifestyles back then.
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Summary: WAIT!
Review: I liked this book, I really did, I promise. But in my opinion, Dickens's other novel "Nicholas Nickleby" is much, much better. So before you buy this book, check out "Nicholas Nickleby" as well. Maybe you can buy both. :) Just don't go with "Great Expectations" because it is more well-known. That doesn't mean that it will be better in all people's opinions.
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