Great Expectations
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- Author：Charles Dickens
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Dickens's magnificent novel of guilt， desire， and redemption
The orphan Pip’s terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes， and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham and her cold， beautiful ward Estella， form the prelude to his “great expectations。” How Pip comes into a fortune， what he does with it， and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption。
Dickens's magnificent novel of guilt， desire， and redemption
The orphan Pip’s terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes， and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham and her cold， beautiful ward Estella， form the prelude to his “great expectations。” How Pip comes into a fortune， what he does with it， and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption。
Reviews
Hayley Grapenthin
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Will Dickens ever disappoint？ I think not。
Aidan Pilgrim
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I have tried so many times to read Charles Dickens， and only with the help of an audiobook have I managed to finally finish one。 I can understand why his books and writing style are so renowned， but I have to say， it’s just really not for me
Chelsea Knowles
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I read this in 2019。 Charles Dickens is just not for me。 So boring and bleak。
Terry Jess
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I remember reading the first part of this in middle school， but definitely didn’t finish it。 I think it is worthy of the praise and high ranking it receives due to the excellent writing， iconic characters， and slowly unveiled backgrounds that are far more tightly woven then you’d suspect。 The way that wealthy people play with poorer people as if they are toys is raw and frustrating， and this is a great tale to show why our entire social stratification needs to come crumbling down。 I but if Dicke I remember reading the first part of this in middle school， but definitely didn’t finish it。 I think it is worthy of the praise and high ranking it receives due to the excellent writing， iconic characters， and slowly unveiled backgrounds that are far more tightly woven then you’d suspect。 The way that wealthy people play with poorer people as if they are toys is raw and frustrating， and this is a great tale to show why our entire social stratification needs to come crumbling down。 I but if Dickens wrote the phrase “Great Expectations” into the book one more time， I would have set it on fire。 。。。more
Pinkeerach
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The writing is still really difficult to consume and audiobook helped a lot。 That’s the main reason for only three stars。 Besides that， the story is pretty incredible if not a bit unbelievable。 I do grow fond of pip through his foibles and growing pains。 He certainly knows how to get himself in a jam and somehow has people everywhere to bail him out 🤔
Eve
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I absolutely loved this book。 It's the first Charles Dickens book I've ever read （listened to it on audible） and I'm a fan。 It's sad， funny， observant。 Of it's time， obviously， but also with timeless themes and emotion。 The audible version is really good and read so well - I especially liked the voice of Joe。 I absolutely loved this book。 It's the first Charles Dickens book I've ever read （listened to it on audible） and I'm a fan。 It's sad， funny， observant。 Of it's time， obviously， but also with timeless themes and emotion。 The audible version is really good and read so well - I especially liked the voice of Joe。 。。。more
Amy
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Wow， this was WAAAAAAY longer than necessary。 It could have easily been cut in half。 Then it would have been a much easier read of a great story。 That being said， I have a new all time favorite character now。。。 JOE， I LOVE YOU SO MUCH！！ There is a lot of good stuff in the book。 It has some big surprises that I didn't see coming， and some beautiful writing。 I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to get through。 Oliver Twist was MUCH BETTER。 Wow， this was WAAAAAAY longer than necessary。 It could have easily been cut in half。 Then it would have been a much easier read of a great story。 That being said， I have a new all time favorite character now。。。 JOE， I LOVE YOU SO MUCH！！ There is a lot of good stuff in the book。 It has some big surprises that I didn't see coming， and some beautiful writing。 I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to get through。 Oliver Twist was MUCH BETTER。 。。。more
Kazza
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Great Dickens。 Great twist。
Cristina Mosca
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un libro che provoca grande tenerezza e che strappa un sacco di sorrisi grazie all'ironia dell'autore。come di consueto ha tanti personaggi。 se si affronta la lettura in compagnia come ho fatto e magari lo si ascolta anche in audiolibro， io si riesce a sostenere la prolissità dickensiana。 :） un libro che provoca grande tenerezza e che strappa un sacco di sorrisi grazie all'ironia dell'autore。come di consueto ha tanti personaggi。 se si affronta la lettura in compagnia come ho fatto e magari lo si ascolta anche in audiolibro， io si riesce a sostenere la prolissità dickensiana。 :） 。。。more
Maud van Lier
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My God。 I finally finished。 Pff。 About half way it finally became a bit exiting， that is why the two stars。 It is difficult to write a good ending， sure， but one should be able to write a good beginning too。
Ejaz Husseini
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I once again failed to like Dicken’s prose， but I fell in quite a love with his storytelling。 This is， by all means measurable， a very thrilling， beautiful， insightful， challenging， and poignant novel – worthy of being claimed one of the classics’ best。 Both the structure of the novel – three volumes， each ending on the repeating theme of great expectations and its perils – and also the bridging of two distinct storylines into one towards the end of the novel， are both brilliantly done。 Full rev I once again failed to like Dicken’s prose， but I fell in quite a love with his storytelling。 This is， by all means measurable， a very thrilling， beautiful， insightful， challenging， and poignant novel – worthy of being claimed one of the classics’ best。 Both the structure of the novel – three volumes， each ending on the repeating theme of great expectations and its perils – and also the bridging of two distinct storylines into one towards the end of the novel， are both brilliantly done。 Full review:https://hifzehayat。blogspot。com/2022/。。。 。。。more
Sindre Petersen
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Seigt， seigt， seigt。 Men så løsner det sakte， men sikkert。
Bhoomi
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estella slay
Hulean Lani
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Love is sacrifice。 Every parent understands it。 Not every child will appreciate it。 Love wins！
Ericka Hall
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Beautiful。
Lili
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When I read Great Expectations， I hated it。 Until I finished it。 Then I was so sad I couldn't read it for the first time。 When I read Great Expectations， I hated it。 Until I finished it。 Then I was so sad I couldn't read it for the first time。 。。。more
Penelope Bartsch
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Great abridged version。 Stays very close to the original word choice， tone， mood， and sensibility simply by taking out excess wordage， which Dickens most likely amped up to add to the word count。 Homeschooled my 15 year old granddaughter with this version when we got so bogged down in the original。
Ryan
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I'm surprised that I actually enjoyed this Dickens novel， and it reminds me a bit of The Scarlet Letter （a book I really enjoyed） in terms structure。 It's a novel where you're a little interested in the beginning and then you get really interested at the end because you forgot how interesting it was at the beginning because you were so BORED in the middle。。。 anyway。。。 Dickens does a great job developing such a complex not of characters who all come out in plain sight in the end。 He's got some gr I'm surprised that I actually enjoyed this Dickens novel， and it reminds me a bit of The Scarlet Letter （a book I really enjoyed） in terms structure。 It's a novel where you're a little interested in the beginning and then you get really interested at the end because you forgot how interesting it was at the beginning because you were so BORED in the middle。。。 anyway。。。 Dickens does a great job developing such a complex not of characters who all come out in plain sight in the end。 He's got some great villains that grow in such a way that you can take their side by the end。 All in all， not that bad of a read for a classic piece of Brit Lit。 。。。more
Josh Yaks
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Rating: 8。5/10I have found few authors who have a way with the English language like Dickens does。
Kim
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Have read a few times。。it was ahead of its time。 Great story。
Gabrielle
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This was so much fun！ In the beginning， I didn't think I was going to enjoy it very much， but it got better and better as the story developed。 Pip's world - and the characters in it - is bizarre and very different from my own。 The window into the culture of the time was part of the charm of this book for me， along with the arc of the story。 The character relationships did seem far-fetched in some instances， but I wonder if people really could have been so closely connected in a world with less p This was so much fun！ In the beginning， I didn't think I was going to enjoy it very much， but it got better and better as the story developed。 Pip's world - and the characters in it - is bizarre and very different from my own。 The window into the culture of the time was part of the charm of this book for me， along with the arc of the story。 The character relationships did seem far-fetched in some instances， but I wonder if people really could have been so closely connected in a world with less people and less travel。 Overall I appreciate that Dickens stayed true to real life with the ending。 I came to like Pip， although Joe is still my favourite！I'm glad I stuck with this one - I recommend it。 Dickens has me curious about what life was like for working-class people in Victorian England。 I can see myself reading more of his work。 。。。more
Una Bērziņa - Pudule
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What a delicate piece！I have a good feeling that Dickens' work will finally be my way into the classics。“Hear me， Pip！ I adopted her to be loved。 I bred her and educated her， to be loved。 I developed her into what she is， that she might be loved。 Love her！” She said the word often enough， and there could be no doubt that she meant to say it; but if the often repeated word had been hate instead of love—despair—revenge—dire death—it could not have sounded from her lips more like a curse。Up until n What a delicate piece！I have a good feeling that Dickens' work will finally be my way into the classics。“Hear me， Pip！ I adopted her to be loved。 I bred her and educated her， to be loved。 I developed her into what she is， that she might be loved。 Love her！” She said the word often enough， and there could be no doubt that she meant to say it; but if the often repeated word had been hate instead of love—despair—revenge—dire death—it could not have sounded from her lips more like a curse。Up until now， classic literature has been a hit or miss for me—I know， blasphemous coming from a bookworm。 I think Charles Dickens proves that with a refined writing style and attention to character details， you can truly create something timeless。“We are friends，” said I， rising and bending over her， as she rose from the bench。 “And will continue friends apart，” said Estella。 。。。more
Derek L。
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This would be the second time I have read this book。 I've always considered this book the one that won me over to classics， particularly Victorian era literature。 The story is just as great as I remember it being， and the characters， to describe them the way I see them， are endearing。 Pip， the main character is a character I find myself thinking about on occasion。 The fact that he sticks with me is indicative of just how meticulous and intentional Dickens is when it comes to all of his character This would be the second time I have read this book。 I've always considered this book the one that won me over to classics， particularly Victorian era literature。 The story is just as great as I remember it being， and the characters， to describe them the way I see them， are endearing。 Pip， the main character is a character I find myself thinking about on occasion。 The fact that he sticks with me is indicative of just how meticulous and intentional Dickens is when it comes to all of his characters。 I can also say the same for Miss Havisham， who I consider to be one of the most peculiar fictional characters of all classical litersture。 In my opinion， I would recommend all people who want to try reading classics start with this one。 It's a definite must read for those who enjoy literary fiction and who enjoy provocative story lines！ 。。。more
Sunny
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the world of Dickens - always a great read， a coming of age story set in such a different era， and always fascinating to read about the societal challenges they faced back then - alot has changed since， but alot has also stayed much the same。
Jason
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Quite possibly the most boring thing I've ever read。 Quite possibly the most boring thing I've ever read。 。。。more
Edu Leal
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Un muy lindo relato de la época， me parecen las 2 primeras partes algo lentas pero la tercera parte toma un ritmo impactante lleno de aventuras e intrigas， además creo que deja una linda enseñanza respecto a la amistad verdadera， la lealtad y la lucha y esfuerzo por las cosas que uno quiere en la vida。
Nithin
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（3。9）
Lost Kid Tale
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Sorprendentemente coinvolgente e ricco d'inaspettatti colpi di scena。Non avevo grandi aspettative su questo libro， essendomi stato proposto come libro estivo da una professoressa， ma invece mi ha colpito parecchio。La trama， i personaggi e le loro relazioni sono splendidamente congeniate， l'intero libro si basa su vecchie promesse da mantenere， amori celati e covati per troppo tempo e segreti mai， o malamente， rivelati。Sarà compito del protagonista intrecciare le vicende， gli eventi e i personagg Sorprendentemente coinvolgente e ricco d'inaspettatti colpi di scena。Non avevo grandi aspettative su questo libro， essendomi stato proposto come libro estivo da una professoressa， ma invece mi ha colpito parecchio。La trama， i personaggi e le loro relazioni sono splendidamente congeniate， l'intero libro si basa su vecchie promesse da mantenere， amori celati e covati per troppo tempo e segreti mai， o malamente， rivelati。Sarà compito del protagonista intrecciare le vicende， gli eventi e i personaggi （disseminati nello arco di anni） andando lentamente a svelarli。Grazie a questo libro ho scoperto che Dickens mi piace con la sua deprimente sincera schiettezza e necessito di leggere anche gli altri suoi libri ; ） 。 。。。more
Cosme Mata
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Lectura muy entretenida
Magda Białoń
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2，75
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Great Expectations&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Great Expectations&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0