Afterthoughts : Dickens, what a great, great, great master! How can a man lived in 19th century, so far removed from times and place of which I had happened to be long, be able to wreck my heart the way Estella wreck Pip? He had successfully instil in me such great expectations, had delivered them most artfully, and only made me feel quite bereaved upon closing the book in hope of more expectations to come. 
 The good : Almost everything, but what I like most about Dickens is his ability to capture every character very uniquely. Central to the plot is Pip, who rose from poverty only to learn the exorbitant price of living in wealth, and Miss Havisham, quite a character, same with Estella. I don't know why but I really like Herbert, probably his friendship with Pip reminded me of Ron with Harry, and the name he gave to Pip - "Handel" - was really endearing. I think I shall take the liberty of using it in one of my future novel, and on a more worthy note, my music reservoir now contained the "the Harmonious Blacksmith". I must thank you Mr. Dickens for galvanizing me into the process of obtaining more lovely Handel compositions. 
 The theme is spectacular as always, Mr. Dickens had the ability to be versatile and write most profusely on any theme given. He can draw out depth even in the most seemingly shallow topic. The prose, need I say more - they are gorgeousness made real. 
 The bad : not much to say here, except that the middle of the book kinda drag along, and there were some scenes that could be cut out yet left no obstruction to the plot. But I think these scenes altogether paint a portrait of Victorian social life and they fascinated me so it was not altogether unlikeable. Some terms were quite foreign to me, given the fact that I was cursed to live in the 21st century, but they did not hinder my enjoyment of the book and I still engulfed in the story. 
 Conclusion : Great Expectations was not as great as A Tale of Two Cities, and none could compete with my favorite Madame Defarge, but I must say, given this is produced from one of the greatest writer of our civilization, it was a masterpiece. I enjoyed it very much, the whole 500 pages of it, and I looked with pleasure to read more of Mr. Dickens's work in the future.