What a roller-coaster of an emotional ride! This was my first Dickens novel and I can so that I really enjoyed it. I will probably never read it again, but I did love it. I found it long in places where it need not be, but I saw how Dickens was using those characters and their stories as lessons for the reader.

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#ICriedWhenDoraDied... I was NOT fond of Dora, I could see a mile away that she was not well suited for David, but oh did I cry when she died.

I hated the Murdstones from their introduction and I hated them until the last sentence...well done Dickens

I grew to love and adore Aunt Betsey, as I am sure all readers of the book did as well

I never cared for Steerforth and always saw him for what he was, but the enduring and lasting friendship with Traddles filled me with joy.

I can see why it is a classic and I adore the characters in this novel, if not cherish them forever.