Not quite as satisfying as, for instance, David Copperfield, although this is also a coming of age novel. I think the difference lies in the different view of class differences that Dicken's England held. Pip seems such a snob for most of the book, and that damages the readers feelings of sympathy for him.
The ending? I have read the alternate, sad ending, and find neither of them very satisfying. I wanted Pip to go back to the forge, alongside Joe, or even better, renounce all that class foolishness, and go off with Magwich.
But it's a great story, and don't let modern notions or my silly opinions get in your way of reading it.
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