That was one long book. ( )

I enjoyed this book and LOVED the Masterpiece Theatre version on PBS. LOVED IT. Rent it--it was really fantastically acted. ( )

One of Dickens' less sentimental novels. There are colourful characters anda cruel look at the legal processes of his time. But, a woman secures a prosperous future, and virtue is rewarded and crime punished. Since 1852 it as read easily, and will continue to please as long as the language endures. I have a weakness for Mr. Guppy, and he is a reminder to us all of what we might become. I read an earlier edition than that recorded here. ( )

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What a great story. I didn't know anything about it before starting and that made it all the more wonderful. I mainly read the paper edition, but also listened some to an audio version narrated by Simon Vance, who did an amazing job. His character voices were super and I also appreciated his British cadence which brought sentences to life in ways my 21st-century American reading brain couldn't. Now on to watching the BBC adaptation starring Gillian Anderson. ( )