At last I can mark Great Expectations OFF my list!! I have completed it!
And I have to admit, it wasn’t quite what I expected (no pun intended!). I’m not totally sure whether I can say I enjoyed it…more that I enjoyed parts of it. And I am greatly enjoying the discussion we are having about it at the MYoRD Blog.
I had several problems with it though. I never really warmed up to Pip. I came close to it at the end, when the little chit wised up a little bit. And while I liked our…what to call her, she wasn’t exactly a villian…well, I liked Estella, sort of, I felt she wasn’t a part of the story nearly enough. I did enjoy the heck out of Miss Havisham though. I really did not care for the way Dickens portrayed women at all. Was there one good woman? Besides Biddy? And, of course, dear ole Joe. I liked Joe.
All in all, I am glad I read it and, while it may take awhile, I will eventually read Dickens again.
What'd you think of Wemmick? I keep forgetting about him, but I really liked him! I didn't remember him at all from my first reading, but he and the Aged were a hoot!
Pip's hard to warm up to, I agree. My favorite character was Joe. I loved the way he looked at his wife and said, "She's a fine figure of a woman." It just melted my heart.
Way to go! I knew you could do it! It's been a year and a few months since I finished it but I remember enjoying it but being frustrated over some of the characters. I keep meaning to check out the movie version with Gwynth Paltrow I think it's a modern take on it.
I loved Wemmick and the Aged. Their scenes were probably my favorites of the whole book.
Nancy, I just loved Joe. I too loved how he always said that and "Ever the best of friends, Pip. Ever the best of friends." Such a good soul.
Thanks Ashleigh!! I am quite proud of myself. You know, I wanted to see that too, until I saw they changed the names of all the characters except Estella. Even Miss Havisham has a different name!
Now if I can just make it through The Lord of the Rings!