Oh my good god I've finally finished it. It wasn't as hard as 'a tale of two cities'.

The characters in this one are both brilliant and insufferable. As with most Dickens, his best women are fallen. Lady Dedlock is brilliant. Esther is miserable. Ada is dull. I adore Miss Flite.

Bucket is fab, laugh out loud funny. It's refreshing to actually find Dickens funny! The clerks too.

As always, I struggle through the endless meandering descriptive passages. I know, why read Dickens? I'm a glutton for punishment.

The (pre) ending of this one is a bit odd. But setting up to marry your father figure, only for him to (trick) surprise you into marrying someone else instead is a bit much even for Dickens.

David Copperfield is still my favourite.