Epinions Recent Reviews for Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Wait until you are 25+ then read it

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:02:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ravenskya - <a>Yes, Dickens was paid by the word when writing this. Yes, this is a big book Yes, if you were forced to read it in school, you probably hated Yes, if you read it on your own at or after age 25… you probably loved it. I for one,...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Readers are full of Great Expectations and Dickens certainly delivers

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 01:07:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author flipperoid - This whole reviews reveals major spoilers that may detract your enjoyment of the novel if you haven't read the novel yet. Read the review at your own risk. In the first chapter of Great Expectations, Charles Dickens pulls the reader in like a...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Have Great Expectations For This One, Yo

Mon, 6 Feb 2006 06:06:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author updateghost - Charles Dickens' Great Expectations reads like a Victorian Catcher in the Rye. It's in first-person perspective; the character is naive and irresponsible but bright and goodwilling. Several of his sentences wouldn't currently be considered...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Hey Dickens, stick a Pip in it!

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:21:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author tch7 - I was in the mood for some fiction, just so that I could get a refresher as to why it is I dislike the majority of it. I was fortunate to not have to look far, resulting in my expectations being met, although, not in a great way. When I finished reading,...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : I've Had GREATER EXPECTATIONS From A Dick...

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 09:48:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mattroberts - Great expectations was first published in a newspaper over a space of weeks. that’s while you’ll find in different chapters that it seems like dickens is reminding you of the characters, because after a week, people forgot different characters...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : How Great Expectations Should Be a Bit Smaller

Sun, 10 Aug 2003 22:23:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author beesperanto - Great Expectations is Dickens's 13th novel, written in first person narrative. Phillip Pirrip-Pip is...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Life of Pi(p)

Thu, 3 Jul 2003 17:25:45 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author astromish - Charles Dickens’s “Great Expectations” lacks the expansiveness of his “A Tale of two cities”. The st...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Great Expectations Fulfilled

Thu, 21 Nov 2002 05:39:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author playchina - Charles Dickens' classic novel is the best book he wrote. The main character Pip is the son of a working-class family who forgets his roots in his attempt to become successful - and when he falls in love with Estella - the "rich" girl the jilted Miss...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : The World May Change, but People Remain the Same

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:46:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Bruguru - What is it that sets the great authors apart from the rest of the pack? Is it that they are great storytellers? They must be, to be sure, but more is required than the simple ability to regale an enthralling tale to elevate an author to revered status in...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Great indeed!

Wed, 16 May 2001 15:55:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mpanderson - I once attempted to read this book several years ago in middle school. It lacked the stimulus that my young mind needed to maintain focus long enough to get in to it, hence, it was shelved and other books such as "The Hardy Boys" and "Storm Testament"...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Maybe the Best Novel Ever Written

Mon, 5 Feb 2001 21:07:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bnlcrazee - The first time I read Great Expectations I was in 8th grade, and it had a lasting impression on me -- I thought it was one of the best books I'd ever read. I'm now a freshman in college, and on my second reading I loved it even more than I did the first...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : I HAD Great Expectations for this book!

Sun, 28 Jan 2001 18:30:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author KatherineED - I guess when you are in school and is forced to read a book it always seems to be bad. I can say about two of the three times I read a book in school, it is like a punishment to read those endless sentences. It's like each word is translated to be in...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Dickens is a master...

Tue, 7 Nov 2000 20:46:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 311Bud - Great Expectations is essentially about Pip’s ascension through society, the development of his selfhood, and his realization of which people actually care about him. Pip would not have to worry about any of these issues if it were not for Estella’s...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Great...The Exact title for this book!

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:41:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yomo77 - I really enjoyed this book. Any self-indulgent, greedy, or power obsessed person, should own a copy. I guess this book teaches a lot of things, but you would have to know the plot line to really understand such as:

Dickens considered Great...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Good Story But Dragged Out

Thu, 28 Sep 2000 15:50:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Mambreno - I never would have read this book except that it was required for school. It has the classic plot: Rags to Riches. It is about a poor boy named Pip who is being raised by his mean sister and is being trained to be a blacksmith. One day he meets an...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Great expectations, big disappointment.

Mon, 25 Sep 2000 20:12:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Prufrock2 - I had to read this book for A' Level English Lit. Before going into detail about the book, I must explain a few things about Dickens, the man. Firstly, Dickens' father was imprisoned in one of the many Debtor's prisons for non-payment. This had a...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Careers in Great Expectations

Wed, 24 May 2000 20:56:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jonotrain - Careers affect a person’s moral development because they require so much of one’s time and effort. People without careers are aimless and often fill the void in their life through immoral means. Morality is vital to mankind because when...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Masterful: witty, gripping, hilarious, & sad

Mon, 15 May 2000 15:39:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mm42 - It's so amazing how Dickens is able to establish his atmosphere and fill his world with characters just crazy enough to be credible. So much of fiction is filled with cardboard, indistinguishable characterizations, figures whose dialogue cannot be...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Dickens is the best

Fri, 17 Mar 2000 19:27:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gaylegeis - Great Expectations is a classic, must read book. You'll care about the

wonderful characters.

Philip Pirrip, “Pip," the narrator and main character in Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations was a very interesting man. Pip is living...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : This is what they mean by a "Great Book"

Sun, 27 Feb 2000 23:09:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dbsav - I chose to write a review of Great Expectations because I wanted to be able to rate a novel "five-stars" without an ounce of hesitation.

Context: I'm not by any means some sort of an intellect. Like many people who have read Great...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : a new cure for insomnia!

Fri, 21 Jan 2000 02:14:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author joshuaak - Ok ok ok, for some ungodly reason most High Schools in this country feel it necessary to slap this book into their curriculum. AHHHHH! I can honestly say this was one of the worst books I have ever read.

I am sure some people consider this...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : High hopes for Great Expectations!

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:51:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ironman_55 - Pip is a poor boy but he has high hopes. He doesn't intend to spend his life in the marshes as a blacksmith's helper. Someday he is going to move to London and become a gentleman. Pip already knows two rich people-Mrs. Havisham, the bitter old woman who...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Not for Everyone

Wed, 29 Dec 1999 16:26:21 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lostchild - Great Expectations was a fairly interesting novel I had to read for high school. There are sections mildly appealing to everyone, but this book is not for anybody who isn't a fan of Jane Austin and other Dickens novels. It's a pretty long book that does...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Excellent

Tue, 14 Dec 1999 18:09:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Greenday6938 - Dickens writes a very interesting book "Great Expectations". I enjoyed this book fully. I had to force my self to read it every night but I'm glad I did that. I enjoyed seeing Pip grow up and mature. I liked the way that Dickens put little...

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and by Linda Jennings and by Charlotte Mitchell and edited by Charlotte Mitchell and Frederick Page and illustrated by F W Pailthorpe and by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Margaret Cardwell and edited by Alison : Dickens Greatest Achievement

Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:42:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jetset1985 - A story by Charles Dickens Great Expectations is a great book about life's difficulties. Young Pip has Great Expectations and is sent to school to learn how to be a gentleman. What is interesting about this terrific story is how almost every character...