Posted on 11/25/2020 9:17:19 AM PST by C19fan
I thought I would give this a shot. As perhaps some Freepers with historical interest notice a certain Mr. Homer Simpson posts scanned copies of Harper's Weekly magazine form 150 years ago as the United States was headed to Civil War. Staring this week Harper's Weekly will be publishing as a serial Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations". Some would argue "Great Expectations" is Mr. Dickens' greatest work and it is my Dickens; novel. I have seen various movie and TV adaptations. Some of my favorites are the David Lean 1946 version with a young Jean Simmons as young Estella, the gritty BBC miniseries with Ioan Gruffudd, and the 2012 movie with Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham, I tried to watch the Ethan Hawke version set in modern days but I proverbially threw a brick at the TV when Estella decided to sleep with Pip called Finn in this movie. That one moment destroyed the whole point of the Pip-Estella story line. I wold imagine perhaps people reading this was a type of escape from all the political turmoil engulfing the United States. I thought it would be nice for interested Freepers to start a "Great Expectations" book club via the weekly Hapers Weekly post. I think it would be quite fun as one can post video clips and like form their favorite adaptations. Happy Thanksgiving to Freeper nation.
I’ve read it.
It wasn’t that great...............as expected.............
Only if I can rent it on video.
Nyuck Nyuck.
Jolly Joker.
I’ve noticed growth of conservative book clubs in general from Dennis Prager’s group to Unsafe Space.
I’m actually a Dickens fan, have several of his books...................
Well, if Jennifer Lawrence is in it, I’m game................
Dickens was paid by the word , or episode IIRC, so that's why he's so descriptive/wordy.
More $$$$
we had to read it in 9th grade. I understand why people like it, but if you think about it, its kind of weird.
A friend was going to write a book on spitting titled “Great Expectorations”.
The plot twists were good, but the ending sucked................
Love it. Hated it in middle school. Reread it as an adult, and the depth of evil in the characters machinations was shocking. I would join you, but rarely have time to devote to discussion.
“Great Expectations” was a great book. Another problematic adaptation was the one with Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham. Anderson is a pedestrian actress with pretensions that are accommodated because of her following from X-fIles days. She portrayed Miss Havisham as wispy, and barely there. The book doesn’t read that way. She also was unwilling to even dress as she was in the book, with ONE wedding show on. That is important to the character.
GE wasn’t my favorite Dickens book, though. I prefer “Bleak House”, “Martin Chuzzlewit” and “Tale of Two Cities”. But it is on par with “Nicholas Nickleby”, and well worth reading.
That scene when Oliver goes to jail to visit Fagin, near the end of the book, is riveting.
It wasn't really captured in the musical, 'Oliver,' but Ben Kingsley did a fine job with it in 'Oliver Twist.'
I hate to say this but the actress who played Estella, a Miss Vanessa Kirby, did nothing for me. I do not find her the least bit attractive.
I DID weep at the end of "...Cities" though...
Loved the book. Recently repurchased it for $3 at barnes and noble. Total steal
I’m down for it!
Recent months have been the perfect time to hunker down and read Dickens. Currently on Oliver Twist.
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