Great expectations

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Charles Dickens: Great expectations (2008, Coffeetownpress)

788 pages

Langue : English

Publié 16 mars 2008 par Coffeetownpress.

ISBN :
978-1-60381-010-4
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Numéro OCLC :
1001886936

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5 étoiles (1 critique)

An unknown benefactor supplies an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice with the means to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations."

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5 étoiles

5* from me.

So this is my first pirate romance (ever), and it delivered! I love Ramsay and I love Maren, and I read this off two lines quoted in some short video and knew nothing else about anything. Which was exactly the right way to read this, I think!

The pacing is really good, there is humor, it's frustrating sometimes (so angsty all around) but the characters' actions make sense. They talk about what is going on with them emotionally. Maybe not always instantly, but the fact that this doesnt have a lot of the miscommunication trope is a HUGE plus. It actually felt so much more real: sometimes you can tell what's up, sometimes you need a while to get the courage to speak. You grow, you leave things behind. 

Idk why this gripped me so much, but pretty sure that this detail sold me 100%, and I'm …

Sujets

  • Man-woman relationships
  • Young men
  • Ex-convicts
  • Benefactors
  • Orphans
  • Revenge
  • Fiction

Lieux

  • England