Great Expectations: Novelization

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Summary: Book or Movie?
Review: I haven't read the book yet, but i absolutely LOVED the movie. It is an artsy romance of a 70's to 90's love scene.

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Summary: not a bad read but nothing special
Review: I saw the movie and was captivated by it. The way it was filmed and especially the acting of the cast.I just had to live it again. Although the book isnt bad it fails to keep you captivated (in my humble opinion)like the movie did. I especially found irritating that Deborah Chiel had changed the name of one of the main characters.Although in the recent version of the film Pip is replaced by Fin - which aint all that bad a resemblence considering the story was set in a most recent time and we needed a more todays name- but the author found it necessary to even change that name and calling the charracter Jimmy or somehting. Anyway I have read more works by Deborah and frankly I expected more of her.In my opinion she failed to get the atmoshpere that was in the movie in her book.Still all in all it was readable.

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Summary: Just fabbulous
Review: I thought this was a great romance! I found it a bit complicated at times, but I am an 8th grader so maybe it is my age. But Indeed, I found it engrossing!

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Summary: A breath taking book ! A modern day Dicken!
Review: Read the modern day version of Charles Dicken's classic Great Expectations. This is one of my favorite books to read. I have read it to many times to count. If you like this book also try, A Walk in the Clouds, and the War which will have you in tears. They are all writen by Deborah Chiel.

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Summary: A really great book based on a good film.
Review: This is a good film that you've got to watch. I have watched the film, and the book. Though I did not studied the book closely, I can still feel the power of the words. I can tell you that this book is not going to be missed. A really good book, for you and me. I think that the original story by Charles Dickens is a little bit too complicated for non-English readers, and this book is ideal for everybody. It can show the dark side of human wants, and clearly reflect the higher class in the society. This is my recommendation. Do not niss it!

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Summary: MORE ESTELL A FOR THE BUCK!
Review: With the movie now comming out in theatres, I was curious to read the modern day version of this classic tale. Now I am reading the Real McCoy by Dickens, but from reading the online reviews on the Dickens story I have conclued this: This version is not bad. It's not the classic story, but I think we all have come to "exspect" that from movies...I found that readers from the classic tale were themselves, were yearning for more Estella, well here YOU GET IT! She is throughout this book, and when she's not there, she's being thought of! The chracter's names have been changed (except Estella) and the story has been modernized, but I found this version to be "intriging", it's a quick read...(I read it in 2 nights), it's simple, and the chracters are well described. If you're looking for a light, interesting read, this may be for you, however if your looking for an easy way out of reading the real Great Exspectations for school, or if your a fan of Dickens and looking for this book to do his novel justice...YOU WON'T FIND IT HERE!