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Great Expectations
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Start date
August 1, 2018
Finish date
August 31, 2018
Why we're reading this
Revisit the Shelf, August 2018

Previous Group Reads:
Old School Classic Group Read, August 2014

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Lekeshua
Jun 24, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
An interesting coming of age story that goes full circle. The “happy” ending still arrives but it takes so many unexpected turns. Of course expectations are made by Pip once he begins to move up in station but then looses them again when things are revealed he wasn’t expecting. One good yet “bad” deed is the beginning of so many unexpected things that links everything together. It’s a small world and Pip guides you through his life. He leaves enough gaps that make you want to interrogate him, pu ...more
Rianto Dermawan
Oct 27, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction
Charles Dickens asal Inggris tidak banyak mengenyam pendidikan sekolah tetapi menjadi penulis dengan kreativitas fiksi yang tinggi. Banyak tulisannya mengandung kritik sosial tentang ketidakadilan , pendidikan dan hak anak . Karyanya tetap relevan dan menjadi referensi di zaman modern sekarang. Novel klasik ini diterbitkan pertama kali tahun 1861.

Buku ini menunjukkan betapa hebatnya imajinasi Charles Dickens yang meramu cerita kriminal, percintaan dan mimpi seorang anak, dipanggil Pip, untuk men
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Mentari
Feb 04, 2021 rated it really liked it
Meskipun proses bacanya lama sekali bahkan sempat berhenti hingga lebih dari setahun. Finally I came back to this book and started it again, and it was great. A very detailed journey of someone's character and life development. ...more
Tolleen Parkin
I only recently picked this one up ... really enjoyed it. Harry Potter fans may find the similarities between Pip and Harry quite interesting,
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Nov 10, 2016 marked it as did-not-finish  ·  review of another edition
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Jan 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 02, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 12, 2020 marked it as to-read
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