This book was incredibly interesting, and I'm trying to read more classics, so I did really enjoy this in the end. I think it's one of the classics I've enjoyed more, honestly, but it was also so hard to actually get through. Much easier as an audiobook than a book. I loved what it was saying and how much analysis you can do on this, plus I did pick up on some of the queer subtext, though also this has that issue many classics have - is it queer subtext or do they just hate women/not see them as people so that the men have much more intimate relationships? Though not the worst one I've seen (and I know this is a product of the times) the book does have a fair share of misogyny.