A review by prendon
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

3.0

Although I respect that writing style and strength of writing that Charles Dickens possess this book was just not for me. I couldn't relate to the main character and throughout the story he was very annoying to me except for when he matured toward the end of the novel. This was too little too late for me. I love happy endings as much as the next guy and I love that Dickens wrote two endings but, call me uncreative, I don't like it when novels are ended in ambiguity. For instance I could not deal with the end of The Giver I wanted to know what exactly happened to them not what I think happened to them At the very end when Pip says, "I saw no shadow of another parting from her." I can assume what he means by this but I reallllly like it when endings all come together with a pretty little bow on it. I could not deal with the end of The Giver I wanted to know what exactly happened to them not what I think happened to them. I'll probably come back to this book later in my life and have a greater appreciation for it.