I'd be really interested in a detailed review of Gnome by someone who actually wants this model of interaction. I, for one, do not care about it so have no slightest inclination to bash Gnome or, to be honest, even try it by this point. But I don't mind to read why it's great for someone else. If you want classic desktop, there's always LXQT, MATE, XFCE, OpenBox, JWM or even KDE.