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125 out of 125 people found this review helpful.

Hey Dickens, stick a Pip in it!

Date of Review:  Jun 25, 2004
The Bottom Line: Most people would appear to have liked Great Expectations, but I sure didn't care for it. It was merely okay, as I expected it to be.
Review: I was in the mood for some fiction, just so that I could get a refresher as to why it is I dislike the majority of it. I was fortunate to not have to look far, resulting in my expectations being met, although, not in a great way. When I finished...
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  3.0

by: tch7
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
It accomplished the goal without much...
Cons
Long and pointless.
 
72 out of 72 people found this review helpful.

The World May Change, but People Remain the Same

Date of Review:  Oct 17, 2002
The Bottom Line: A wonderful work by a literary master.
Review: What is it that sets the great authors apart from the rest of the pack? Is it that they are great storytellers? They must be, to be sure, but more is required than the simple ability to regale an enthralling tale to elevate an author to revered...
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  5.0

by: Bruguru
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Entertaining, insightful novel
Cons
None
 
43 out of 43 people found this review helpful.

Great indeed!

Date of Review:  May 16, 2001
The Bottom Line: This book is excellent. It starts off a little slow but it is just Dickens building a plot and story that will make you a better person for reading it.
Review: I once attempted to read this book several years ago in middle school. It lacked the stimulus that my young mind needed to maintain focus long enough to get in to it, hence, it was shelved and other books such as "The Hardy Boys" and "Storm...
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  5.0

by: mpanderson
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Wonderful Dickens wit and prose with a...
Cons
starts off a little slow
 
30 out of 30 people found this review helpful.

Have Great Expectations For This One, Yo

Date of Review:  Feb 6, 2006
The Bottom Line: would give up on the girl.
Review: Charles Dickens' Great Expectations reads like a Victorian Catcher in the Rye. It's in first-person perspective; the character is naive and irresponsible but bright and goodwilling. Several of his sentences wouldn't currently be considered "good,"...
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  4.0

by: updateghost
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Characters. Plot.
Cons
Prose. Yuck.
 
24 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

Readers are full of Great Expectations and Dickens certainly delivers

Date of Review:  Jul 5, 2007
The Bottom Line: Great Expectation is a brilliant novel, full of vivid characters and wonderful settings. Unfortunately, the ending disappoints.
Review: This whole reviews reveals major spoilers that may detract your enjoyment of the novel if you haven't read the novel yet. Read the review at your own risk.

In the first chapter of Great Expectations, Charles Dickens pulls the reader in...
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  4.0

by: flipperoid
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Well-developed characters, great...
Cons
A very disappointing ending.
 
23 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

Life of Pi(p)

Date of Review:  Jul 3, 2003
The Bottom Line: A good novel although probably not Dickens's best
Review: Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" lacks the expansiveness of his "A Tale of two cities". The story is based largely in rural England until the scene shifts to London. Except for a minor interlude in Denmark, this is where it stays. It remains...
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  4.0

by: astromish
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
plot, narrative, humor
Cons
nothing in particular
 
22 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

I've Had GREATER EXPECTATIONS From A Dick...

Date of Review:  Nov 2, 2003
The Bottom Line: If you like Dickens' other work, you'll more than likely enjoy this classic. Just don't expect it to be his best.
Review: Great expectations was first published in a newspaper over a space of weeks. that's while you'll find in different chapters that it seems like dickens is reminding you of the characters, because after a week, people forgot different characters.
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  4.0

by: mattroberts
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Good plot, and writing.
Cons
In some places there's too much...
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

Dickens is a master...

Date of Review:  Nov 7, 2000
Review: Great Expectations is essentially about Pip?s ascension through society, the development of his selfhood, and his realization of which people actually care about him. Pip would not have to worry about any of these issues if it were not for Estella?s...
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  5.0

by: 311Bud
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Incredible development of the...
Cons
None
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

Wait until you are 25+ then read it

Date of Review:  Dec 5, 2008
The Bottom Line: If you read it too young, you wont get it... if you are out on your own, you will see why people love it.
Review: Yes, Dickens was paid by the word when writing this.
Yes, this is a big book
Yes, if you were forced to read it in school, you probably hated
Yes, if you read it on your own at or after age 25… you probably loved it.

I for...
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  5.0

by: Ravenskya
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
The themes, and true meanings will not...
Cons
You will probably have to read it in HS...
 
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

How Great Expectations Should Be a Bit Smaller

Date of Review:  Aug 10, 2003
The Bottom Line: A book about personal growth of a spoiled brat who learns to know many things, besides that money can't buy happiness.
Review: Great Expectations is Dickens's 13th novel, written in first person narrative. Phillip Pirrip-Pip is the narrator of his own story, in which he exhibits the growth of personality.

His story begins with a mournful impression – the foggy...
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  5.0

by: beesperanto
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Very inspirational and motivating
Cons
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