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Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
List Price: $8.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 3465
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 0141439564
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780141439563
ASIN: 0141439564
Publication Date: December 31, 2002
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A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens' haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers thetrue nature of his 'great expectations'.
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 Have Low Expectations December 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
HOW I JUDGE A CLASSIC: I don't give extra brownie points to classic books. I ask myself, "If this book were published today by some unknown author, what would I think of it?" Perhaps this isn't a fair way to judge a classic, but that's the method I use.
PROS OF GREAT EXPECTATIONS:
- It has outstanding character development.
- It's a story about people and relationships.
- Good, authentic dialog.
- A nice moral story.
CONS:
- Painfully slow pacing.
- Long-winded writing style, long paragraphs.
- Few characters that are that agreeable.
CONCLUSION: Have low expectations when you read "Great Expectations." Modern books have much faster pacing and are more easy to read. For those who love the classics, they will love this book. I, however, preferred "A Tale of Two Cities."
 HORRID!!!!! November 21, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book was literally the worst thing thats happened in my whole entire life.
I was forced to read this long. boring book for english class and either fell asleep, or sat there and sared off into spce.
THIS BOOK WAS HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!
The only GOOD thing about this book is that I hav found a new way to doze off without sum sleeping pills (just read the first two pages and WALLA ure fast asleep!!!!!!!)
 Great September 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
My daughter had to read this book for school and she said it was a great read. She is 14 and it was easy for her to understand and follow.
A High School Senior's Review... July 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like many other reviewers, I read this book because it is a requirement in many English classes. Although the plot becomes interesting at times, the majority of it is filler. The book is filled with pointless characters and chapters devoted to run-ons of Pip's thoughts.
Because the book was written so long ago, it is also very difficult to connect with. The character relationships are annoying. The romance between Pip and Estella becomes very hard to believe, because Estella is not a likable person. And the dialect is very unbelievable. It is hard to picture someone using Joe's speech patterns, even in old English times.
While there are probably many people who will enjoy this novel, I would not suggest this book to someone looking for a quick read (meaning high school students). It is very difficult to skim and requires alot of time to appreciate. If you have a lot of time on your hands and you enjoy long, character developing novels this book may be for you.
A Novel of tears as well as laughter. An enjoyable classic. May 18, 2008
Great Expectations is one of Dickens's later novels, a work of his artistic maturity. The narrative is symbolic rather than realistic. Although, as in most of Dickens and in Victorian literature in general, the plot relies heavily on coincidence, it is acceptable here because the events are true to the internal, psychological, logic of the story.
Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a boy who starts as an orphan who moves on to apprenticeship in the business world of nineteenth-century England. Along the way, he falls in love with a girl from a wealthy family, and gains a mysterious patron.
The book is heavy on character development and descriptive detail, but relatively light on action and suspense. The orphan Pip, the convict Magwitch, the beautiful Estella and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the master lawyer Mr. Jaggers and Wemmick his secretive assistant - all play their part in this story which is a memoir, a mystery, and a romance.
Great Expectations never loses sight of the social mishaps of the time and is often on the teacher's list in literature classics. Most people who read it will like it and will be able to identify with the characters, but impatient readers will drown in the details, extended descriptions and explanations, and deep characterizations.
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