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arran1904 's review for:
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
The characters are so amazingly conveyed that’s it just makes it easy to absorb their emotions and love them.
Charles dickens use of vocabulary is meticulously thought out and yet it amazes me how perfect each new I learn word ties into its use in the sentence perfectly. A pure genius he is.
Also, so many of his sentences could make legendary quotes.
Concepts in the book:
Life’s purpose and desire for greatness through Pip,
blind, life-long love through Pip in Estella,
good heartedness in Joe and Biddy,
Value of friendship in Herbert,
Revenge obsession, sunk cost fallacy and parentification in Miss Havisham,
All are at the heart of the book, and many make you warm up as you read it. Yet there’s times where you feel sad, not overwhelming sadness, but a hollowness.
So many lessons to be learnt and relatable themes throughout the book that you might not pick up if you read this book growing up.
Can be a tricky read at times, as although the writing is rich and intricate, it is can be dated and complex. Archaic may be the term I am looking for.
4/5. I would recommend for all to read. Liked it a lot personally as many themes felt relatable to me.
Cons: Just felt like the character list was small at times, even though this could be seen as a plus as you get to know them more. And idk it was just missing something I can’t put my finger on. Maybe not such a basic ending? (Let me know your thoughts)
p.s. Joe and Herbert are two of my favourite characters ever. (I don’t care if they are too good to be true, Dickens makes me believe they’re real)
Charles dickens use of vocabulary is meticulously thought out and yet it amazes me how perfect each new I learn word ties into its use in the sentence perfectly. A pure genius he is.
Also, so many of his sentences could make legendary quotes.
Concepts in the book:
Life’s purpose and desire for greatness through Pip,
blind, life-long love through Pip in Estella,
good heartedness in Joe and Biddy,
Value of friendship in Herbert,
Revenge obsession, sunk cost fallacy and parentification in Miss Havisham,
All are at the heart of the book, and many make you warm up as you read it. Yet there’s times where you feel sad, not overwhelming sadness, but a hollowness.
So many lessons to be learnt and relatable themes throughout the book that you might not pick up if you read this book growing up.
Can be a tricky read at times, as although the writing is rich and intricate, it is can be dated and complex. Archaic may be the term I am looking for.
4/5. I would recommend for all to read. Liked it a lot personally as many themes felt relatable to me.
Cons: Just felt like the character list was small at times, even though this could be seen as a plus as you get to know them more. And idk it was just missing something I can’t put my finger on. Maybe not such a basic ending? (Let me know your thoughts)
p.s. Joe and Herbert are two of my favourite characters ever. (I don’t care if they are too good to be true, Dickens makes me believe they’re real)