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I'm glad someone else has the same opinion of this classic as I do!

Grow up and read this amazing, classic work of art again when you have!

I have to read the book for English, and it is so boring. I'll try to read it when I grow up(along with Pride and Prejudice). I've gotten half-way through the book, and am so bored. I've got a test on it too!

Exactly why I just read the graphic novel version! I loved David Copperfield, but I knew I should take some caution and read, at most, just one Dickens monolith per year. Any more and I start to think heretical thoughts, like "Does everything have to be so intricately described?"

Most of Dickens novels are a hard slog at school i found them very hard going but as i've gotten older i appreciate them more.There are a few that i couldn't get through.

I used to hate this book when I was in HS, now that I'm older and wiser... its much more gripping read!

read it when you're older

I had to read this in a college lit class, and this is the only book I ever had to get Sparknotes for. I couldn't stand it!

soooo dissappointed you feel that way...

I read it this year in pre A.P. English. Though I'm a dedicated student and read all of the novels in pre A.P. last year, I couldn't make it through Great Expectations. Admittedly, sometimes I would "forget" to read and just use SparkNotes, something I am not proud of...and my teacher wouldn't be either :p

I absolutely can't stand Dickens. His characters and themes are interesting but his execution is horrible. I know he was paid by the word, but so were many other classic authors who don't bore me to death.

I have to read Great Expectations for English too, but I think I might go on SparkNotes.

I would have to agree with you !!

Too bad...though I do understand. The new generation want excitement thrown in their faces. Dickens writing asks you to savor the flawed characters and often slow developing (but richly developed) plot. Personally I love this book, though I understand why some do not.

I also was forced to read the book for an Honors class, and I thought the same way but I'm definitely going to read it when I'm much older so that I may have better understanding of all the dull parts. Someone mentioned something about Pride and Prejudice, and I love that book! It's the opposite of Great Expectations. Don't get me wrong, I don't dislike classics, just this book. I'm perfectly fine with any other classic. And yes I suggest sparknotes if you fall asleep in class multiple times while listening to this.

I like this book so far... I asked my English teacher why it's so drawn she said because in dickens time they didn't have tv so to have people picture what he was describing he had to draw that out and over explain little details for ex: a hat or the way someone dressed or a pair of pants

I can't tell you how much I agree with you on this subject. This book was so extraordinarily dull. It doesn't have to do with "my generation" needing "action" thrown in my face, so I think telling people to "read it when they are older" is pretty silly. I read this book both in school and on my own. Oliver Twist - brilliant. Great Expectations - crap.

Dismissing a massive classic in two or three short sentences without providing a little more detail as to why it was boring doesn't really say anything about the work, but it does say something about the reviewer. Aren't threads like this for reviewing rather than simply venting?

I think it's a classic because of it's historical value. Nothing else.

Sarah Frazier: I don't find the 'read it when you're older' argument silly at all. I started reading classics in my mid-teens and found most them boring at difficult to really get into. Now in my mid-tweenties I have finally started loving classics. That short 10-year span has changed something in my world-view that allows me to see depth in literature I didn't see there before. Plus I've become a more patient and experienced reader in that time. I shudder to think what beauty I should hope to discover when rereading great novels like Great Expectations 10 or 20 years from now.

*boring and difficult, of course. Not at...

Well said. I read it as a kid as I was forced to. I'm about to turn 35 and the day I will even entertain the idea of reading this hogwash again is the day I die.

I've not got anything against his other books; I just can't forgive him for this one!

i find it kind of amusing, actually...

People saying "read it when you're older" are being quite condescending. I'm 31, love classics, and I think this is the most boring crap I ever read in my life.

I read this a second time when I got a little older and DID actually appreciate and enjoy this classic much more so not really condescending....I understand what they a trying to say.

This classic is not "crap" .....far far far from it. I also think this is a classic because the story is timeless...not just about "historical value"....

I agree with you. I do admit that I had to read it in high school, and we read many classics and I had no problem with anything else I had to read. However, this book was such a struggle for me. Also, I do not agree with the "read it when you are older" comments. I know myself as a reader and a person and I have always been mature beyond my years and there was nothing in Great Expectations that I wouldn't have been able to appreciate then. For another person who has never met you to imply that you were not mature enough to understand and appreciate the plot of a book is just pure foolishness. Personally, if I don't like a book once I won't like it twice.

Part of the problem I may have had with the book is Dickens' execution. I have never cared for him much. I understand completely that it was a different time period, but like I said its a personal preference.

I don't know if it is my comment or someone else, but I just want to point out that by supporting the 'try reading it when you're older argument', I in no way meant to imply that the reviewer is not mature. I am sorry if that is how it came across. I merely meant that ones perspective on life changes. I have disliked books before that I like now. Thereby I am not saying that will be the case for everyone, I merely urge people to be open to the possibility that even personal preferences may change. I never cared much for Dickens either until I finally read the right book. I hope that makes my argument a bit clearer.

am I the only 17 year old that loved this book then?

Dickens is known more for his characters than the plots. If you want a good plot read a racy thriller.

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You are a disgrace to humanity

I can't stand Dickens, but I forced myself to read this. it's going on the 'whydidiwastemylife' list with Wuthering heights.

You have ample reason to feel that way Miss. While admittedly Dickensian plots are bland, the characters and his writing style are what's interesting.
His books are not for everyone and I guess it just depends on the type of things you like to read.

You gotta be kidding me. I'm 13 and I loved this.

shut up

i'm completely agree with you !! simply a dull amd boring novel for me ..

If for "Chicklet" Ch.Dickens is boring, reading Twilight saga or young childish books is definitely for her. I don´t read it yet, but I know how to recognize trash and good books.

A masterpiece of English literature. I say read it when you stop calling yourself Chicklet. You may get it then.

It is amazing that a community developed for reader to exchange ideas doesn't accept that people may feel differently about a book. I'm a 35-year-old man and this book is boring me. I'll finish it, because i finish things I start, but it isn't going to change my life to read the story of a rural bumpkin who dreamt of becoming a London banker. I understand why people want to convince people they loved this book, but sometimes things are long and wordy without need. This is especially the case in Victorian writing, because word smithery was used to boost one's social status. I noticed also that the defenders of Dickens tend to boast about reading 1000+ books. Unless you're over 50, you're just plowing through books to say you've read them.

Lol how dare you

I know I'm 12 but I still love it� does it get more boring in the second half?

patience.. read it all
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luv this book, though it starts at a low pace

Give it another go

Wow, I was amazed at the negative responses! To me this book is a true classic masterpiece, I may be in the minority here, but the character development and the wonderful Dickensian English to me is an absolute joy.

I'm so amazed at how condescending people are being here. I'm 23 and I like Great Expectations a lot, but there's no need to be rude to people who feel differently. Sometimes older readers seem to think that it's okay to dismiss a young reader's opinion. Well, it isn't. Get over yourself.

I enjoyed the book. It got a little dull at times, but the length of it allows you to develop a connection with Pip and really feel what he feels. I found myself very saddened when I had finished the original ending of the book

Same, one of the worst classics I have sat myself through, made me not want to read anything before the 20th century ever again.

Well Dickens originally wrote his books as weekly instalments (I would guess a chapter per week) in magazines, so it's going to seem to drag on a bit if you read it all in one go.

Just read the "Cliff Notes", Oh, that's what you did. Good job. Now go ask for your allowance.
I could care less about most books, " but a book that is on most people top ten list. Give me a break. I don't even leave a review here. just come to admire one of the greatest works of fiction ever written.