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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Im sorry but there’s no convincing me that pip wasn’t in love with Herbert the whole time…
Anyways this book took a shamefully long time to read but I’m officially out of a reading rut!!
Anyways this book took a shamefully long time to read but I’m officially out of a reading rut!!
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4 ⭐️- watch me read one classic book and think I’m better than everyone else!!! I’m joking I’m joking… 😛
In reality this was a bit of a doozy to get through, but did make me chuckle and think about social classes, life, etc. Feels like a book where I wait a few years, then give it a re-read with a better head on my shoulders, then give it 5 stars.
TLDR: I have a peanut brain and needed to google what was going on too many times.
In reality this was a bit of a doozy to get through, but did make me chuckle and think about social classes, life, etc. Feels like a book where I wait a few years, then give it a re-read with a better head on my shoulders, then give it 5 stars.
TLDR: I have a peanut brain and needed to google what was going on too many times.
I just struggled so much to want to even pick up the book to read. Once I started reading it was okay, but I just didn't want to read it. I would have to force myself to start it and come I did I would finish off a chapter and then not pick it up again for at least three weeks. Nothing wrong with the story. It's written well, the characters are quirky and have distinct personalities. I've read up on the plot and it sounds very good, but something just is putting me off and I don't know what.
I may pick this up again at some point but why force myself to read something when I clearly just don't want to?
I may pick this up again at some point but why force myself to read something when I clearly just don't want to?
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Oh Pip, for all your intelligence, you sure are the most arrogant snob! Honestly, seeing him surrounded by people who wanted nothing but the best for him, loved him dearly - and then seeing how he so badly obsessed over the people who mistreated him but were rich... it just made you feel more and more disappointed with how much of a social climber he was. And how he looked down on Magwitch, who cares only to improve Pip's fortune! For shame! I was ultimately glad that the end proved that he had to work hard to survive and ended up a bachelor, gaining neither Biddy nor Estella (while I saw Biddy/Joe from a mile away, it still gave me the ick. Joe saw Pip like his son but saw Biddy as his wife??? Jeez)
I really struggled with how Dickens wrote in accent - sometimes it's hard to tell what the characters are saying. This book definitely warrants a second read, and maybe I'll be editing this review once I've digested the story a bit more.
I really struggled with how Dickens wrote in accent - sometimes it's hard to tell what the characters are saying. This book definitely warrants a second read, and maybe I'll be editing this review once I've digested the story a bit more.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism
My first introduction to Dickens, this was a truly lovely novel. I listened to the Anton Lesser narration, and he did a wonderful job, nailing the various accents and manners of speech.
The writing is lovely, and the plot is fun and engaging, with lots of nice twists, even if they are sometimes predictable. The characters are quite interesting at times; Dickens felt no need to have the main character always be likeable.
It's perhaps a little cliche by modern standards, or perhaps I mean to say that the plot is at times contrived, but I still think that it holds up very well.
He's got some lovely turns of phrase:
There are also many instances where you have to really pay attention to catch references which would probably have been much more transparent at the time or writing. I shudder to think of how many I must have missed entirely.
Loops here, is of course in reference to the hangman's noose.
By the time of writing this review, I am almost done with Tale of Two Cities, and I think that Great Expectation is a gentler introduction to Dickens.
The writing is lovely, and the plot is fun and engaging, with lots of nice twists, even if they are sometimes predictable. The characters are quite interesting at times; Dickens felt no need to have the main character always be likeable.
It's perhaps a little cliche by modern standards, or perhaps I mean to say that the plot is at times contrived, but I still think that it holds up very well.
He's got some lovely turns of phrase:
The sergeant took a polite leave of the ladies, and parted from Mr. Pumblechook as from a comrade; though I doubt if he were quite as fully sensible of that gentleman’s merits under arid conditions, as when something moist was going.
There are also many instances where you have to really pay attention to catch references which would probably have been much more transparent at the time or writing. I shudder to think of how many I must have missed entirely.
There were carved garlands on the panelled walls, and as he stood among them giving us welcome, I know what kind of loops I thought they looked like.
Loops here, is of course in reference to the hangman's noose.
By the time of writing this review, I am almost done with Tale of Two Cities, and I think that Great Expectation is a gentler introduction to Dickens.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm crying my fucking eyes out. What an end. I adore Pip. Jesus Christ. I'm going to, as it's Charles Dickens, spontaneously combust due to how emotional I am. I hope Pip and Estella had great lives from then on and Pip moved back to near Joe and Biddy in England.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Classism
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Deportation