Great Expectations

In what maybe my favourite novel, great expectations tells the story of a humble orphan pip, an apprentice as a blacksmith, but dreams of becoming a gentlemen, & due to mysterious circumstances, obtains money from an unknown person of whom he has already encountered, without realising, pip becomes a rich, ambitious young man, with aspirations to marry a girl named Estella. But then quickly finds himself hiding from the law, with death and heartbreak surrounding him, he has to make significant choices in order to protect the people he holds most dear to him.

The book written in the C19 is complex and is challenging, but never have I read a book so memorable or enriching, my thoughts before reading where reluctant as it seemed old and tedious, generally people gather the idea old books are more difficult to read; even if they haven’t read it, but throughout the story the author, delineated through the immature yet amiable pip (my favourite character)  for his simple minded and kind characteristics make him relatable and a good narrator, we are presented with many challenges and numerous mysterious moments stand out, that combined with the passion and suspense gives an overall greatness to the book. Dickens’s language might seem antiquated, however, it is remarkably easy. The pace of the novel is normal, and the mystery’s that unfold are extremely gripping.

Neither was the book emotional nor funny, it was written as fiction, but written so brilliantly people would believe it was non-fiction, the plot at times difficult to follow, and a lot to take in, not the most mindless reader would enjoy this novel as again it’s a difficult read, I don’t read many dickens books myself, but I gather from this that his writing style is convincing and uplifting, for no book has made me feel more intrigued, more satisfied and less close minded.

George Pell