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Great Expectations
Great Expectations | Dickens
24 posts | 24 read | 1 reading | 6 to read
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CatMS
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Picked this up at my library book store. Sorry to say I have never read this classic but enjoying it now.

Ruthiella One of my favorite Dickens titles! 😃 4mo
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Rachel.Rencher
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Does anyone else search for / create playlists to fit the vibe of the book you're reading? I can't read in silence and I love finding people who had the same idea as me. This one is just 🤌💋

vlwelser I definitely do this. And I add songs and artists from the text. Though I doubt that comes up a ton with Dickens. 😂 10mo
Bookwomble I prefer to read with music playing, too, and usually try to match moods of both. 10mo
Jess I do too but more of a general vibe. Going now to check out Miss Havisham core. Hilarious. (edited) 10mo
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Rachel.Rencher
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Snow day number FIVE tomorrow. 😳 I am officially in hibernation mode, you guys. This is my 3rd winter in the Midwest and I am still shocked by the prolonged, bitter cold. You would also think that they would employ more snow plows, but I haven't seen one in three days...

I thought this picture was funny because I poured myself a drink when I got the snow day text and, as soon as I got cozy on the couch with it, Mars jumped up to take a sip. 🤣

Texreader I don‘t know how you do it. We are in day two of freezing weather (about 28, projected to go to about 20). I‘m miserable. South Texas homes are simply not built for this kind of weather!! Fortunately it should just be two more days for us. And luckily no snow or ice so I‘m going to work tomorrow in a better insulated building than my old house. Best wishes to stay warm!!! 10mo
Tamra That‘s why we talk about the weather so much! 🤣🤣 10mo
Rachel.Rencher @Texreader Oh no!! I hope you get some relief soon. 🤍 10mo
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Rachel.Rencher @Tamra Honestly fair! I've never been so glued to a weather app. I'm always sending my mom (she's in Idaho) screenshots of the stuff we put up with here. 🤣 10mo
Slajaunie You should move to the south. We rarely have snow days or even cold below 40 degrees 10mo
Rachel.Rencher @Slajaunie We were supposed to move to Texas the year they got hit with that crazy winter storm! 😅 10mo
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Rachel.Rencher
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POV: It's -32 wind chill outside, a doggie sensory video is playing in the background to distract the dogs from the fact that it's been over a week since they could go on a walk, the peanut butter cookies made on a whim last night after the Chiefs won absolutely slap, and there's nothing but time to finish this absolute gem of a book 🤍

Crinoline_Laphroaig Perfect! 10mo
Tamra It‘s tough when the dogs can‘t go out! 10mo
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Rachel.Rencher
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I have to admit, I have never read Great Expectations. Victorian literature has always scared me for some reason (being forced to read Wuthering Heights the summer before my sophomore year and taking a test on the first day of school may have caused a little disdain for the time period as a whole), BUT I'm love this one so far. I look forward to spending the rest of my day in Dickens' world.

vivastory This is my favorite Dickens 10mo
dabbe As a former honors English teacher, I am guilty of the above. We actually assigned GREAT EX the summer before and tested on day 2. In retrospect, that is so not how to get kids to want to read Victorian literature. Yikes! BTW, GREAT EX is my fave of Dickens. 🖤💜🖤 10mo
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Klou Great choice 13mo
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gebbxl
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I‘m so glad to have finally read Great Expectations, it‘s been on my tbr forever. With memorable characters, drama, hilarity, adventure, friendship, romance and a moral to the story — what‘s not to love? Ok, it was serialized, so it‘s occasionally a bit drawn out but it is fun to imagine what reading it must have been like when everyone was waiting for installments. My favorite character was dear Joe Gargery, who brought to mind Rebeus Hagrid.

dabbe “Which dear old Pip, old chap,“ said Joe, “you and me was ever friends.“

Joe is the best sidekick ever. Well maybe Hagrid, too. And Samwise Gamgee. And ... 🤣🤩😍
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rachelk @dabbe Yes! That quote gives me all the feelings! ❤️🥲 (edited) 1y
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Eggs Oh perfect!! 1y
CatMS To read someday 1y
TheSpineView @Eggs 👍🌞 1y
TheSpineView @CatMS I read in high school.... years ago!😆 1y
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suvata
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Hey y‘all, if you‘re a fan of Dickens like me, you may want to watch this.

AlaMich I would watch it just to see Olivia Colman play Miss Havisham! 2y
suvata @AlaMich Absolutely 2y
Meshell1313 I‘m so looking forward to watching this! It looks great! 2y
suvata @Meshell1313 Me too. I even convinced my husband to watch it with me. Win! 2y
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vonnie862
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I guess that would be Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. I've tried many times to read this book but I always stop after a quarter in. So, I kinda read it. Lol

#SundayFunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern I thought it was pretty meh, myself. 😅 Thanks for posting! 2y
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TheSpineView
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Klou Perfect! 2y
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fredamans I chose the same. 😊 2y
Eggs 🧡💙🧡 2y
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Crystal83
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I listened to the audiobook of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. I enjoyed the narrator of the book. I had read the book a long time ago and I wanted to re-read the book. I read this book as a part of the 32 books mentioned or read by Dr. Spencer Reid of the Criminal Minds show. I rated the book a 4 out of 5 stars!!!

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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @klou
Prompt: Leslie Miserable

Klou perfect! 2y
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Dragon
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Thanks 🙏 for the tag @EadieB #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView 1. I used to like moody books ( before the pandemic) 2. I think the tagged book is very moody - but it‘s a favourite Tagging all.Littens who would like to play. 💚🐉

TheSpineView Excellent moody book! Thanks for playing! 2y
Dragon Thanks 🙏 @TheSpineView - it‘s always fun to play 💚🐉 2y
TheSpineView @Dragon 👍🤩🌞 2y
EadieB You're welcome! Thanks for playing! 2y
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Paperback.Propensity
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Been away a bit, but I'm January I read Great Expectations, and really enjoyed it. Will read more Dickens in the future.

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ahomelibrary
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Happy 210th birthday to Charles Dickens, a total literary legend. This is one of my favorites by him!

I put together a list of books by and about Dickens, as well as media adaptations and touristy spots: www.instagram.com/p/CZsFXC_vNmZ/

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Ever since I first read Dickens's "A tale of two cities" two years ago, I have regarded him as the guy who puts me to sleep. But, since I have begun reading "Great Expectations", I have realised how funny he is. Dickens also uses this dramatic imagery alluding supernatural forces at work. It's quite exciting and I am looking forward to how it all turns out.

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Veebee
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The first unabridged Dickens that I have read since childhood, and I am glad that I picked it.

Great novelists speak to us across ages and time zones. Thats what Dickens does. One starts feeling for Pip through his ups and downs while growing up, love Joe's innocent giant heart and can undertand why Miss Havisham and Estella are so harsh and cold. Dickens goes into the depth of his characters and also where they come from. A masterpiece indeed.

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Last week I found my Grandma's copy of Great Expectations gifted to her by her Dad in 1947 and today I found this beautiful copy of the same book. I've never read it but I'm so looking forward to reading it the same way my grandma did 74 years ago.

BookishMarginalia Happy third #Litsyversary! (edited) 3y
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TK-421 Beautiful 💙 4y
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