Book · 1992 · Fiction
Great Expectations
- mentions
- 9
- people
- 9
- podcasts
- 4
- episodes
- 9
- recommendations
- 0
One of my all-time favorite novels where Pip the main character is going to have a chance to live in a different world.
What they say about it
- Discussed on The Book Review4
The best things said about it
Well, I you know, one year I taught Jane Air and uh and Great Expectations in the same year. And Janeire is the greatest representation of of female rage ever.
I went through a little phase um some years ago of reading these kind of updated or or or spin-offs of classic Works um Peter krey has a novel called Jack mags that is all about the character mag witch from Great Expectations.
I have read Great Expectations many times beyond what was required in school.
A few weeks ago in another podcast on book club discussion we discussed Miss havam for instance from Great Expectations which is certainly not a breakup book.
What's the name of the servant who shows up in the scene and Great Expectations right is it Molly or is it Maria.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's classic coming-of-age novel that follows the orphan Pip as he navigates class, ambition, and heartbreak in nineteenth-century England. Francine Prose discussed the novel on How I Write while reflecting on teaching enduring literature alongside other Victorian masterpieces, and Dean Koontz cited the book as a prime example of Dickens's unmatched mastery in portraying deep human emotion. John Williams mentioned the novel on The Book Review when discussing contemporary spin-offs inspired by characters like Magwitch, while Tina Jordan and Anna Dubenko shared their personal fondness for the book, with Dubenko noting that she had reread it numerous times beyond her school requirements. MJ Franklin brought up the iconic figure of Miss Havisham during a discussion about breakup books, and Mary Helen Immordino-Yang referenced the novel on Huberman Lab to critique rigid, traditional methods of teaching literature in schools. Russ Roberts also brought up the narrative on EconTalk to compare Pip's aspirations of entering a new world to themes in modern psychological research. Across these diverse conversations, the novel remains a touchstone for discussions on Victorian storytelling, character archetypes, and the emotional complexities of personal growth.
Every mention
Anna Dubenko so I have read Great Expectations many times beyond what was required in school and weirdly I think that's… 1
“so I have read Great Expectations many times beyond what was required in school and weirdly I think that's the only Dickens I've ever read”
Dean Koontz Oliver Twist Great Expectations Tale of Two Cities he wasn't afraid of emotion 1
“Oliver Twist Great Expectations Tale of Two Cities he wasn't afraid of emotion”
Francine Prose Well, I you know, one year I taught Jane Air and uh and Great Expectations in the same year. And Janeire is… 1
“Well, I you know, one year I taught Jane Air and uh and Great Expectations in the same year. And Janeire is the greatest representation of of female rage ever.”
John Williams I went through a little phase um some years ago of reading these kind of updated or or or spin-offs of clas… 1
“I went through a little phase um some years ago of reading these kind of updated or or or spin-offs of classic Works um Peter krey has a novel called Jack mags that is all about the character mag witch from Great Expectations”
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang we start to ask kids you know what's the name of the the servant who shows up in the scene and and Great Ex… 1
“we start to ask kids you know what's the name of the the servant who shows up in the scene and and Great Expectations right is it Molly or is it Maria”
MJ Franklin a few weeks ago in another podcast on book club discussion we discussed Miss havam for instance from Great… 1
“a few weeks ago in another podcast on book club discussion we discussed Miss havam for instance from Great Expectations which is certainly not a breakup book”
Reginald Dwayne Betts so like great expectations would be there count of money crystal would be there 1
“so like great expectations would be there count of money crystal would be there”
Russ Roberts i couldn't help thinking of great expectations yes by dickens one of my all-time favorite novels where pip… 1
“i couldn't help thinking of great expectations yes by dickens one of my all-time favorite novels where pip the main character is going to have a chance to live in a different world in the world that his his sister who's raising him and his uncle who are raising him”
Tina Jordan Great Expectations yeah Great Expectations is the other Contender 1
“Great Expectations yeah Great Expectations is the other Contender”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“David Copperfield, Great Expectations.”
“as for Dickens I read what I was required to read in school and I was never someone to pick up Great Expectations just for fun”
“I read Great Expectations in high school but I haven't read anything else”
“Harry and Megan's potential next great idea is a great expectations inspired show... based on Charles dickens's character miss havisham”