Episode: 70 – [Review] Great Expectations

Charles Dickens. One of the biggest names in literature. A novel considered by many to be a masterpiece. So naturally, I had to find out whether Great Expectations was actually great… or just a very long book about a guy learning some expensive life lessons.In this episode of Paperback Friends, I dive into Dickens’ classic coming-of-age story about Pip, ambition, social status, love, regret, and the dangers of forgetting where you came from.We discuss Dickens’ incredible character work, his unmistakable writing style, the strange experience of reading a novel that can be both brilliant and painfully slow, and why appreciating greatness does not always mean enjoying every moment of it.It's a novel that it feels like a guy like me should have read. Now, I have.Type: Review | Book: Great Expectations | Writer: Charles Dickens