Great ExpectationsClassic · Classics, Fiction, Literature
Great Expectations
1861 · 714 pages · Fiction
49
Classic
★ 3.80 on Goodreads · 899K ratings
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books). 3.80★ from 899K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Critics66 out of 100 · counts 35%+26
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 50%+23
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #90 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #176 of the 296 classics we rank
- #591 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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