Comments on: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:54:22 +0000

I’m becoming quite the Dickens fan myself. I’ve read The Mystery of Edwin Drood and A Christmas Carol. I’ve watched some great Dickens on Masterpiece Theater. I’ve got David Copperfield and A Tale of Two Cities at home waiting. Yay!

By: Bina

Bina — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:29:27 +0000

I gave Great Expectations a try because of Miss Haversham, and really enjoyed it. I also like the characters and the plot in Dickens´ stories but his style is way too descriptive.

By: Vishy

Vishy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:43:57 +0000

Nice review! ‘Great Expectations’ is one of my favourite books! Glad to know that you are loving Dickens now. Dickens has been a perennial favourite at home, because my mom used to tell us stories from Dickens’ books when we were children. Later we got around to reading his classics and loved them. Recently I discovered that Dickens’ ‘Bleak House’ has been published in the classic crime fiction collection! Am looking forward to to reading it soon.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:47:51 +0000

I’m glad that you have had a positive experience with Dickens in your adult life after a poor one with him in high school. It gives me hope that I can get past my horrible Tale of Two Cities experience (which was more than 10 years ago and I really should be over it now).

What did you think of the original Miss Haversham?

By: Jennifer @ Mrs. Q: Book Addict

Jennifer @ Mrs. Q: Book Addict — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:47:04 +0000

I would highly recommend Dombey and Son. It was an amazing read! I read it for my Victorian lit class.

Glad you liked it. I have David Copperfield on my TBR list.