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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 25, 2004
Pros: It accomplished the goal without much difficulty.
Cons: Long and pointless.
Summary: 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 reading, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 5, 2008
Pros: The themes, and true meanings will not affect you until your late 20's
Cons: You will probably have to read it in HS and will hate it.
Summary: <a>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 one, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2007
Pros: Well-developed characters, great writing style, gripping dialogue, and incredible storytelling.
Cons: A very disappointing ending.
Summary: 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 like a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 6, 2006
Pros: Characters. Plot.
Cons: Prose. Yuck.
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 2, 2003
Pros: Good plot, and writing.
Cons: In some places there's too much description, and lack of it in other places.
Summary: 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. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 10, 2003
Pros: Very inspirational and motivating
Cons: None
Summary: Great Expectations is Dickens's 13th novel, written in first person narrative. Phillip Pirrip-Pip is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 8, 2003
Pros: Fast pace, twisty plot. Superb characterization.
Cons: A lot of climaxes and cliffhangers. Typically long descriptive passages.
Summary: I love the cover of the Penguin edition. The painting seems almost perfect for Dickens novel. The in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 3, 2003
Pros: plot, narrative, humor
Cons: nothing in particular
Summary: Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations” lacks the expansiveness of his “A Tale of two cities”. The st ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 21, 2002
Pros: Dickens' colorful characters and marvelous plot twists
Cons: none
Summary: Charles Dickens' classic novel is the best book he wrote. The main character Pip is the son of a working-class family who forgets his roots in his attempt to become successful - and when he falls in love with Estella - the "rich" girl the jilted Miss ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 17, 2002
Pros: Entertaining, insightful novel
Cons: None
Summary: 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 status in ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 20, 2001
Pros: good story line, any reader would like it
Cons: too long for some people to read.
Summary: Great expectation. Well if you want to know if this book is good or not, i say it's pretty good. Even though people might say the words are bad, it gets boring at some times. It really doesn't have plots like that. For the readers who are ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 16, 2001
Pros: Wonderful Dickens wit and prose with a powerful finish
Cons: starts off a little slow
Summary: 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 Testament" ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 5, 2001
Pros: The story, humor, detail and plot, re-reading experience, everything
Cons: There are very little against this book
Summary: The first time I read Great Expectations I was in 8th grade, and it had a lasting impression on me -- I thought it was one of the best books I'd ever read. I'm now a freshman in college, and on my second reading I loved it even more than I did the first ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 31, 2001
Pros: Great description of the human heart!
Cons: At times the srort tends to get slow.
Summary: This is the most acclaimed works of Dickens. ‘Great Expectations’ is the biography of Philip Pirrip or Pip whose dream is to be a gentleman.
Pip, the main character of the novel is an apprentice to Joe, his uncle and best friend. He is well ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 28, 2001
Pros: very descriptive
Cons: rambles; boring at many points of the story
Summary: I guess when you are in school and is forced to read a book it always seems to be bad. I can say about two of the three times I read a book in school, it is like a punishment to read those endless sentences. It's like each word is translated to be in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 7, 2000
Pros: Incredible development of the characters of Estella and Pip
Cons: None
Summary: 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 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 15, 2000
Pros: NONE
Cons: NONE
Summary: I really enjoyed this book. Any self-indulgent, greedy, or power obsessed person, should own a copy. I guess this book teaches a lot of things, but you would have to know the plot line to really understand such as:
Dickens considered Great ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 28, 2000
Pros: Good Story
Cons: Too much description, dragged out
Summary: I never would have read this book except that it was required for school. It has the classic plot: Rags to Riches. It is about a poor boy named Pip who is being raised by his mean sister and is being trained to be a blacksmith. One day he meets an ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 25, 2000
Pros: Good insight into Victorian Britain, and the social issues of that period.
Cons: Far too long, and windy. Excessive descriptive prose. (Dickens was paid per word, by the way)
Summary: I had to read this book for A' Level English Lit. Before going into detail about the book, I must explain a few things about Dickens, the man. Firstly, Dickens' father was imprisoned in one of the many Debtor's prisons for non-payment. This had a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 24, 2000
Pros: Dickens provides timeless social criticisms with great satire
Cons: none
Summary: Careers affect a person’s moral development because they require so much of one’s time and effort. People without careers are aimless and often fill the void in their life through immoral means. Morality is vital to mankind because when ... read more
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