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'We have no choice, you and I, but to obey our instructions. We are not free to follow our own devices you and I.' p.265
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This was a slow read for me but much like Gone with the Wind was totally worth it. Dickens creates a perfect blend of Prodical Son retelling and tragic cinderella story. Every character came to life effortlessly and painted an effective portrait of raw humanity in all its flaws and beauty. The hard climb to redemption, unrequited love, forgiveness, bitterness, selfishness, hope, class, greed, evil, family, desire, secrets, tragedy and friendship all have a place and a theme in this remarkable st
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It late
Doing what a I am sure many of do staying up past my bed time lost in a book.
I really have nothing of worth to add that I am sure has not been brought up before.
What I can say I liked it.
I am glad I took the time to read it.
And I wish the more of the book would have read like the the last 100 pages which seem to fly by.
Doing what a I am sure many of do staying up past my bed time lost in a book.
I really have nothing of worth to add that I am sure has not been brought up before.
What I can say I liked it.
I am glad I took the time to read it.
And I wish the more of the book would have read like the the last 100 pages which seem to fly by.
Great Expectations goes in my "Annoying Characters" list because of Pip and Estella. Boring. Pip, for crying out loud, MOVE ON. It's not gonna happen.
Great Expectations is also in my "Best Characters Ever" list because of the dynamic Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham. Gah, Miss Havisham is a piece of work, but Charles Dickens had quite a knack for creating "piece of work" characters, and I think she's one of the most brilliant characters ever created.
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Great Expectations is also in my "Best Characters Ever" list because of the dynamic Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham. Gah, Miss Havisham is a piece of work, but Charles Dickens had quite a knack for creating "piece of work" characters, and I think she's one of the most brilliant characters ever created.
I had to read Great Expectations in my freshm ...more
Brilliantly written and a page-turner, with several plot twists towards the end. Dickens is wordy but I didn't find the book dense or difficult to read (except when I had to decipher the way some of the characters speak, but that's probably because I'm not a native English speaker). A true classic that I highly recommend!
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Feb 05, 2014
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