Like many of his books it is about a man reflecting on what happenned to him in the past. Explore the qualities of class from a farm to London. It keeps you gripped from end to end.

...this book is a great buy and a great read!

Happy reading!


Great for die-hard Christians   July 11, 2000
 4 out of 23 found this review helpful

For those of us capable of individual thought though, it's just insulting. Dickens bombards you with Christian imagery so much it's just ridiculous. The book also drags on for way too long (the middle part is completely unnecessary, and clearly only exists because the author was being paid by the word). Also, despite condemning several notions of the time, the book adheres to several others. The social order of women, for example, is accepted happily enough.

I wouldn't go so far as to call it completely awful, because the writing style, especially early on is very elegant. I'll admit I thoroughly enjoyed reading the first nineteen chapters. If the book had ended there, I'd be happy to give it 4 stars or so, but it just digs its own grave from there on, sadly. Certainly not a classic, and vastly inferior to several lesser-known books.


superb.   July 6, 2000
A definate masterpiece!Arguably one of the greatest books ever written from one of the greatest novelists ever .It is yet unsurpassed in its complex and unique writing style .


Dips in the middle but all-in-all a brilliant read   April 23, 2000
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book is excellent, but towards the middle it does not stay as interesting. That is not to say that the entire centre of the book is not well written it is just not as good as the rest. Other than that small drop there really is not that much more to say. Other reviewers have said none of the book was very compelling but from the very first page and Pip's meeting with the convict Magwitch I found myself reading as quickly as I could to find their next meeting. Amazingly realistic this book allows you to see inside a young boys mind and then watch it develop up until he becomes a 'gentleman' and trys to forget about his upbringing. Sad, witty, and dramatic all rolled into one, this book is a classic and will live on as one of the greatest novels of all time.