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Title: Not as great as I expected
Review: This is often listed as a reading requirement for college and high school classes alike, I read it in college. But there are other great stories that Dickens has done such as "A Christmas Carol" and "A Tale of Two Cities" and I am unsure why this one is always required reading.The story itself is mildly interesting and the characters and dialogue are unrealistic. There were many times that I felt like I was visiting an insane asylum.Dickens is labeled as a classic author, and often that gives reader's pre-conceived notions that his novels must be good. But even the best of author's can have a mess-up every now and then and "Great Expectations" is certainly not one that I would recommend reading.
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