Reviews

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

squid_ink's review against another edition

1.0

It was some words

dweebinpursuit's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sadiya_a_a's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

An easy read for beginners and a beautiful story for readers

jadered's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

m4rt1n4_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kerseyreagan's review against another edition

3.0

I had to read this for school, so I wasn't very into it (I had to annotate each chapter and do assignments on it), But overall a classic.

happylilkt's review against another edition

3.0

I read this in 9th grade and it was very interesting plot-wise, but I preferred The Odyssey.

In the meantime, quite a few men I know love this book. Maybe they find Pip relatable? While I do think this book is one of Dickens' strongest in terms of construction I think he should have stuck with his original ending and I *still* think it's overrated. I will try it again one day to see if I like it any better, but I just love so many other Dickens' books so much more than this one (even if they aren't as suitable for teaching in the classroom...).

Still, Miss Havisham is pretty iconic, so an extra star for her.

grace_roundcount's review against another edition

0.5

Bad. Didn’t like

afrinazerinnoor's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

orchid_2023's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0