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Everywhere I went while reading this book, I heard, “You’re reading Great Expectations? I love that book! It’s one of my favorites!” Which led me to have great expectations about it.
Of course, now, after finishing the book, I see where having great expectations can lead…how one could and should find happiness in one’s own backyard or enormous TBR stack…
I’ve given away the plot here, but this book is so much a part of American high school life that I can’t be giving away much. How did I get thro ...more
Of course, now, after finishing the book, I see where having great expectations can lead…how one could and should find happiness in one’s own backyard or enormous TBR stack…
I’ve given away the plot here, but this book is so much a part of American high school life that I can’t be giving away much. How did I get thro ...more
This is some of Dickens at his finest- characters like Havasham and Old Joe really sparkle into the public imagination. Unfortunately, it fizzles into a non-committed end— I had read about his OG ending (which was poorly received) and didn't think it was much better. Perhaps I'm just a boring romantic?
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