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summarise the book of GREAT expectations by charles dickens

― dicky, Sunday, 7 May 2006 17:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Fuck you.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Sunday, 7 May 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

bad day, chris?

― tom west (thomp), Sunday, 7 May 2006 19:00 (seventeen years ago) link

Perhaps it was because dicky dearest phrased it as a command, not a request.

― Aimless (Aimless), Sunday, 7 May 2006 20:08 (seventeen years ago) link

chris was merely quoting the original review of great expectations from the atlantic, september 1861:

"The very title of this book indicates the confidence of conscious genius. In a new aspirant for public favor, such a title might have been a good device to attract attention; but the most famous novelist of the day, watched by jealous rivals and critics, could hardly have selected it, had he not inwardly felt the capacity to meet all the expectations he raised. In short, Mr. Dickens: fuck you."

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Monday, 8 May 2006 01:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Is that the one with Gwyneth Paltrow and Rober DeNiro? Great movie.

― Moti Bahat, Monday, 8 May 2006 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

I like the way GREAT is emphasised. As if there might be another Dickens book called 'Fair to Middling Expectations'.

― Archel (Archel), Monday, 8 May 2006 15:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Pip meets Miss Havisham and she strings him along for a gazillion pages with the notion of future money and the lovely Estella. That was about all I got out of the play (well, that and a burning hatred of harpsichord music).

― Sara Robinson-Coolidge (Sara R-C), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:03 (seventeen years ago) link

"What you reading, Topper?"
"Great Expectations"
"Any good?"
"It's not all I hoped it would be."

Hot Shots Part Deux.

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 07:13 (seventeen years ago) link

A young, naive fellow encounters various colorful characters in an English city while struggling to find his place in the world.

Dickens's books can't really be grasped via plot summaries, Mr. Dicky. They're all about the kickass characters you meet along the way. Plus, the books are so long and episodic, it's kinda like asking someone to summarize "The Sopranos."

― erklie (erklie), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 14:46 (seventeen years ago) link

it's kinda like asking someone to summarize "The Sopranos."

Way to shoot Dickens down!

― SRH (Skrik), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link

Mister Jaggers to thread!

― Redd Temple Player (TwoHeaded O.G.) (Ken L), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 21:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Great Expectorations: The Parable Of The Plums

― Redd Temple Player (TowHeaded O.G.) (Ken L), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 21:16 (seventeen years ago) link

The Horror. The horror.

― Fluffy Bear (Fluffy Bear Hearts Rainbows), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 02:01 (seventeen years ago) link

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