The story line of Great Expectations was fine in the first stage, very dry and boring in the second stage, and it picked up a little bit in the third stage. I liked the development of Pip's character, but the static characters in the book were by far the best. They were the most likable and realistic characters. The setting was so depressing. Dickens always talked about the gloominess and I felt like I get enough of that living in Washington. The writing style was pretty cool, actually. It was a challenge, and I enjoyed the challenge of trying to decipher the meaning. I thought he was an OK author. His story was dry, but his writing style made it a little bit better. I was able to sympathize and relate to Pip a little bit. There have been people in my life that have inspired a change in me in a negative way. I felt pressured to change, just like Pip did. As far as being able to solve mysteries, I couldn't really solve any mysteries. I had seen the movie and that kind of gave everything away. I would not have been able to guess the ending though. To be honest, I like the movie ending a lot better.
I read the entire book of Great Expectations. I didn't really have a habit of reading my book. It got crazily fit into my schedule alongside all of my other homework. With track 5 days a week and soccer 3 days a week, I was really hard pressed for time to spend on homework. I did however manage to find time to read the book. I typically read right before I went to bed or while I was in the car on my way home from track or to and from soccer. I usually read when it was late and I was tired, but I don't think it really had an affect on my comprehension of the novel. I didn't use Spark Notes that often, and I understood most of what happened. The things that I didn't understand, I asked my group members. I think the book was a rather dry read, and I would not read it if I didn't have to.
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