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People have been reviewing Great Expectations for 150 years. It’s the essence of a classic to survive such a long time and still being read. It is also a writer’s name that adds to a classic’s character, but that is not always the case. However, with Charles Dickens it is the former case and readers have expectations. I do. Whenever I start reading a Dickens novel, I expect it to be long, and contain all the elements of a story telling. Certainly, Dickens is one of the masters of the art. The story is of an orphan,Pip, who from the beginning of the novel is not an ideal protagonist who have to be heroes or emotionally and physically strong. The […]
BOOK REVIEW: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Posted April 13, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Fiction, Reviews / 18 Comments People have been reviewing Great Expectations for 150 years. It’s the essence of a classic to survive such a long time and still being read. It is also a writer
BOOK REVIEW: A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Posted August 2, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Reviews / 32 Comments A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a book full of quotes. It is the book, in which the lines must be quoted and not para-phrased. I remember first picking up t
BOOK REVIEW: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Posted June 27, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Reviews / 51 Comments David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is considered to be the most closest work resembling Dickens life. It is autobiographical. is the story of a young man’s adventures on
BOOK REVIEW: Bleak House by Charles Dickens Posted June 11, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Reviews / 12 Comments Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly instalments between March 1852 and September 1853. The title, ‘Bleak House’ isn’t exactly an invitation for a