Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens, Deborah Chiel, TurtleMe

Book Overview

Jimmy Bell is living the simple life of a fisherman on the Florida coast, spending all his spare time painting. Little does he realize that his life is about to be turned upside down--by the chance... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312963033
• ISBN13: 9780312963033
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Book or Movie?

I haven't read the book yet, but i absolutely LOVED the movie. It is an artsy romance of a 70's to 90's love scene.

Just fabbulous

I thought this was a great romance! I found it a bit complicated at times, but I am an 8th grader so maybe it is my age. But Indeed, I found it engrossing!

A really great book based on a good film.

This is a good film that you've got to watch. I have watched the film, and the book. Though I did not studied the book closely, I can still feel the power of the words. I can tell you that this book is not going to be missed. A really good book, for you and me. I think that the original story by Charles Dickens is a little bit too complicated for non-English readers, and this book is ideal for everybody. It can show the dark side of human wants, and clearly reflect the higher class in the society. This is my recommendation. Do not niss it!

A breath taking book ! A modern day Dicken!

Read the modern day version of Charles Dicken's classic Great Expectations. This is one of my favorite books to read. I have read it to many times to count. If you like this book also try, A Walk in the Clouds, and the War which will have you in tears. They are all writen by Deborah Chiel.

MORE ESTELL A FOR THE BUCK!

With the movie now comming out in theatres, I was curious to read the modern day version of this classic tale. Now I am reading the Real McCoy by Dickens, but from reading the online reviews on the Dickens story I have conclued this: This version is not bad. It's not the classic story, but I think we all have come to "exspect" that from movies...I found that readers from the classic tale were themselves, were yearning for more Estella, well here YOU GET IT! She is throughout this book, and when she's not there, she's being thought of! The chracter's names have been changed (except Estella) and the story has been modernized, but I found this version to be "intriging", it's a quick read...(I read it in 2 nights), it's simple, and the chracters are well described. If you're looking for a light, interesting read, this may be for you, however if your looking for an easy way out of reading the real Great Exspectations for school, or if your a fan of Dickens and looking for this book to do his novel justice...YOU WON'T FIND IT HERE!