5.47k reviews for:

Great Expectations (Wisehouse Classics - with the original Illustrations by John McLenan 1860)

Charles Dickens

3.54 AVERAGE

underscorem's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clarabeann's review against another edition

5.0

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Recommendation #1
Pure excellence start to finish!! I completely adored the characters and loved the plot — everything felt fresh and original, yet timeless. It started to feel a little bit soap opera-y for a moment in Part III, but I honestly didn’t mind much. Definitely a new favorite for classic lit!

jennytran05's review against another edition

2.5

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

skossen's review against another edition

1.0

slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

rachelkatenoble's review against another edition

4.25

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I really enjoyed this story, Volume II was a slog to get through but Vol I and III were much more enjoyable. 

Im excited to watch the films now, and to go back and reread some of the descriptive passages again at some point, and look more deeply into the references and motifs that thread through the story.

inazab's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful informative tense 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: No

bellacf19's review against another edition

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I definately think I am in possession of the world's prettiest Dickens book. So long ugly black, depressing looking Dickens!

sarahjpitchford's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

artram92's review against another edition

2.75

challenging sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Not one of Dickens’ best works, but I’m still content I read it. It had its moments when the protagonist’s arc progressed, but I found the unfurling of the plot meandering and rather self-indulgent. 

francesca17_reads's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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