The art of this manga classic was beautifully done and adapted. Unfortunately not even the manga format helped me to enjoy Charles Dickens. Regardless on my thoughts about Dickens I will happily recommend classic lovers and novices to Manga Classics for a fresh spin on an old story.

Thank you so much to NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary digital ARC for Manga Classics: Great Expectations. The honest opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Great Expectations is a classic novel by Charles Dickens. It’s about a young man named Pip who grows up in dire circumstances. He receives money from a mysterious benefactor in order for him to get an education. He meets the capricious Miss Havisham, who was jilted on her wedding day, so she spends her time in her wedding dress in her crumbling mansion. She has a ward, the cold and beautiful Estella who Miss Havisham has influenced into being heartless towards men. Pip struggles to make his way in the world.

I loved this graphic novel. I’ve read the original in school so I wanted a refresher. I think it followed the book well and made the story fun and interesting for people who might not want to read the classics.

I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys classic mangas!

I read the actual classic last December, and although I enjoyed it, it was way too slow for my taste. So when I found this manga, I knew I wanted to give it a try. Although I think not everything translated well into the book, I really did enjoy it, and the pace was a lot higher, which was really nice. All in all a great read!

This was a brilliant graphic novel. I have read the great expectations book before, and I loved being able to read it again in graphic novel format. Plus, how often do you get to read a book from the back to the front. The pictures were in wonderful detail. It flowed so well and was very well written. I just loved the atmosphere that was created. It was such an amazing reading experience. This book will be perfect for school/home education from young to adult as it's easy to understand the storyline. I certainly recommend reading it. I love manga classics as I have read a few now and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. It's a great alternative to reading a classic or to accompany reading the classic. It will definitely better clarify the story. I just loved all the emotions that this book brought out of me.

Only the highest of praise goes out to the author, illustrator, and publishers for creating such a wonderful reading experience. I will definitely be reading more books from this series.

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I am not a fan of classics and defiantly not of Mr. Dickens. However, I am a fan of manga. Reading this was a true delight. Honestly, I wish all classics could be adapted to manga. Awesome story telling and artistry.

I’m currently on a bit of a Manga Classics binge. I’m loving the fact that they’re manga but also that they’re giving me the opportunity to dip my toes into classics that have intimidated me for years. I read two pages of Great Expectations when I was about ten and have never made it to page three.

After getting a bit lost in The Count of Monte Cristo, I tried a different approach here. I found myself a book summary and read that first before tackling this manga adaptation. It helped. A lot. I really enjoyed this read.

The illustrations are brilliant. Young Pip is absolutely adorable. Miss Havisham is amazing!

I’m definitely going to keep reading Manga Classics.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and UDON Entertainment for the opportunity to read this book.

I think that it's really awesome to take a classic and turn it into a manga. My biggest issue is that it's hard to read on a tablet/phone. Since they are read back to front, you have to scroll all the way to the bottom to start the book. Also the page breaks are not very easy to see so sometimes you can not tell what page you are on.
Orphan Pip becomes a wealthy man despite his upbringing. The problem is that he deserts his friends and become truly arrogant. He's story is very relatable to kids. I like how the writers decided to leave the ending open instead of picking one of the two wtittens endings to allow everyone to think about what it could be.

Manga Classics: Great Expectations
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens, Crystal S. Chan, Nokman Poon
Earc: NetGalley
Publisher:
Manga Classics Inc., Manga Classics

Publication Date: 11 March 2015
Genre : Classic, Comic and Manga, Teens and young adult
Another great volume of comic book classics.This is a great way to introduce teenagers and older children to literary classics.Yes, it may not be as complete as the whole book.
Somebody Recommended as a gift for someone else or for yourself (the picture is beautiful), but be careful of the sweet and sour ending. Manga Classics is a great addition to any collection. Non-manga graphic novel retellings can be very successful, but comic book classics are more consistent in artwork and quality. High expectations are no exception. I always seek out all new manga classics released in my collection to help my ailing readers! Pip is an orphaned boy who is being raised by his older sister and blacksmith husband. He helps escaped prisoners by giving them files and food. He occasionally visits an elderly woman named Miss Havisham and is in love with her adopted daughter Estella. Pip becomes an apprentice blacksmith, and four years later a mysterious benefactor (whom he believes is Miss Havisham) buys his contract and sends him off to be trained as a gentleman. He continued to visit Miss Havisham occasionally over the years. He still loves Estella. Pip eventually discovers that his benefactor is actually the prisoner he helped. The prisoner is also Estella's biological father. Pip tries to help his benefactor escape her pursuit, but fails when her enemies reveal her, her benefactor died before her execution date. Years later, Pip visits Miss Havisham's abandoned house and sees Estella again. They part as friends.

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I really hat great expectations for this one (see what I did there?^^) and Manga Classic didn't let me down! I must say, I didn't really like the story, but that is another thing, but I loved the art in this one a lot (no one is surprised by this I guess?). Manga Classics just always bring me so much joy to read and admire the character designs and everything. All the little details are just so pretty, I can't say that I would ever not like the drawing style of Manga Classics. Thank you so much for this review copy!

Thank you to @udonentertainment @mangaclassics @manga #manga #udonentertainment @netgalley for the digital #graphicnovel in return for my honest review.
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Crystal S. Chan, Nokman Poon
Original Publication Date: March 11, 2015
👐🏼 So good that it brought back my hate on Estella. Seriously, Pip?!
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My thoughts…
Jazz Hands 👐🏼 I’m a huge fan of Manga Classics now! And the above classics were familiar to me but yet, reading them in this format gave me new thoughts and feelings. The illustrations were incredible that brought characters I’ve met before even more alive. If you’re not use to manga comics, reading back to front, will need getting used tobut it’s not a big deal. If you’ve been meaning to read classics, these are great introductions to them. I want to start collecting them now!

I think that the manga format works well for this terribly tragic novel. As I read the book, I remembered why I did not really like the novel when I had to read it as a sophomore in high school. Again, I do appreciate the manga adaptation.

Gorgeous rendition of a classic. Do I have multiple editions of the same story? Yes. But I did I have a manga version? No.

We all know the storyline at this point. But this art style is perfect for the story and they have all my favorite lines! Great job!

I have a love/hate relationship with classics - books, movies games, etc. Some age well, some like curdled milk. However, having a manga adaption of classics brings them new life. Highly recommend to anyone who feels the same!

Magna is hard enough to read backwards, but it’s even harder on an e book. The format made it difficult to understand the story as an ebook. The story itself was good, but I think magna needs to be in paper format.

I liked the art of this and how the characters were easy to tell apart.  It gave me a good idea of the storyline while making it a much faster read.  The storyline wasn't my favourite, but I am glad that I will be able to understand the reference to Great Expectations in The Outsiders now.  The manga style was the real star of this adaptation.

I enjoy reading the occasional classic story but sometimes they can be a challenge be it their use of language or style of writing. Having these classic stories told via Manga makes them so much more accessible. We can appreciate the classic and well loved stories in a new and interesting format. I would highly recommend Great expectations in particular. I really enjoyed the characters - they were all very original and interesting. It also tackles some of the issues of the day such as social class and how people of different backgrounds were treated. a very good intro to this story - I think I may have to rad the original text now!

Another great manga classics volume, this is a great way to introduce teens and older children to the literature classics, yes I know they cant possibly be as complete as the whole book, but it sure gives a tease and helps us live the story.
Highly recommend this as a present to someone or even as a self gift (the drawings are gorgeous), beware of the bitter sweet ending.

Thank you NetGalley for the free ARC, I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Manga classics are a great way to revisit classic stories in a new format. Great Expectations was always one that was difficult for me to get into but in this format, it was a breeze. I tried to read it twice in high school and eventually succeeded if only by audiobook. I was surprised to find out that there were actually 2 endings published for this novel originally.

The art is definitely cute. I just hope that it was much more longer than what it is and have been much elaborated in it's plot.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book! The title and this beautiful cover drew me in and i was excited to read this book! I will be recommending this book to others for readers advisory