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Great Expectations - Charles Dickens (CD)
Title: R is for Ricochet Title: Great Expectations Author: Charles Dickens Genre: Fiction / Classic Fiction Format: 4 CD., CD., 3 hrs Synopsis: Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a poor orphaned boy who wishes to transcend his humble upbringing. He finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respectability but learns as his life advances that his money is tainted and the girl he loves cannot return his affections. He is forced by circumstance to learn to seek happiness in the very things he gave up in the pursuit of a place in city life. With its famous cast including Miss Havisham, Mrs. Joe Gargery and Jaggers, this is one of Dickens' most renowned and pleasurable novels. Review: School Library Journal Gr 7 Up-Charles Dickens' coming-of-age novel is read by talented John Lee with a wonderful, resonant, bass voice. His extremely precise enunciation makes it very easy to understand his slight British accent. Reading at a slightly fast pace keeps the story moving quickly so that it does not bog down in long descriptive passages. But he knows when to slow down or pause if the story calls for it. Lee's expressive voice changes accents and tones for different male characters, but fewer changes are made for female ones. It is easy to hear the difference in speech between Pip's uneducated beginning and the prim, proper, and haughty upper class to which he moves. Lee is also effective at placing emphasis on special words or drawing out syllables to give them more importance in the speech. Both the original ending and a second ending that Dickens wrote later are given. An excellent choice to assist students reading the original novel.-Claudia Moore, W.T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information