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  Classic but convoluted It was just too long and complicated. I wrote down all of the characters, which helped to keep track, but if I hadn't had daily installments I probably would have forgotten what happened halfway through! However, once you understand the tricky Dickens language, there were actually some really funny parts and scathing criticisms of Victorian society. I posted this on 06 May 2009
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Great Expectations - Classic but convoluted

Also, the ending was unsatifsying!

I posted this topic 2 years ago. Reply (1)

Great Expectations - Classic but convoluted

It was just too long and complicated. I wrote down all of the characters, which helped to keep track, but if I hadn't had daily installments I probably would have forgotten what happened halfway through! However, once you understand the tricky Dickens language, there were actually some really funny parts and scathing criticisms of Victorian society.

I posted this topic 2 years ago. Reply (1)