Great Expectations
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2.5 • 36 Ratings
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Introduction by John Irving • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Pip, a poor orphan being raised by a cruel sister, does not have much in the way of great expectations—until he is inexplicably elevated to wealth by an anonymous benefactor. Full of unforgettable characters—including a terrifying convict named Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham, and her beautiful but manipulative niece, Estella, Great Expectations is a tale of intrigue, unattainable love, and all of the happiness money can’t buy. “Great Expectations has the most wonderful and most perfectly worked-out plot for a novel in the English language,” according to John Irving, and J. Hillis Miller declares, “Great Expectations is the most unified and concentrated expression of Dickens’s abiding sense of the world, and Pip might be called the archetypal Dickens hero.”
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This beloved classic from Dickens follows the life and adventures of a six-year-old orphan named Pip as he makes his way and comes of age in 19th-century England. Simon Prebble turns in a solid performance in this audio edition, offering up a lush and resolutely dramatic reading and creating a panoply of unique voices and accents for the book's many characters. But while Prebble's performance is lavish, it fails to distinguish itself from the scores of previous audio productions of Dickens's novels. Still, his reading remains a pleasure and a well-orchestrated introduction to the world of Dickens one that could serve as a wonderful opportunity for both fans and those new to the author's work.
Customer Reviews
A great classic book
I was on a ten day cruise and finished my book and wanted something else to read. My daughter had downloaded Great Expectations for high school and since I paid for it I figured I'd read it. I really enjoyed this book and would certainly read another one written by Dickens. She laughed that I read it so much faster then she did but I wanted to get to the end and when she read it the book it was homework. For some paragraphs I needed to reread them because of the old style of writing; I'd be reading them but sort of drifting off so my comprehension wasn't as sharp and I'd get a bit lost. But I was on a cruise ship after all and easily distracted. I'd suggest the free version.