I was disappointed by the lack of plot and very drawn out and meandering end. There are nonetheless some great characters and I love their catch phrases : the Micawbers (Mr .. "something will turn up"; Mrs .. "I will never desert Micawber"), Barkis ("Barkis is willin'.") which on reflection are maybe to remind the reader of the "parts" of the character. Copperfield himself is rather irritating, rarely at fault, and far too accommodating and in most instances accommodated. Dickens dodges direct explanation; it is easy to miss that Dora's death is caused by a miscarriage or that Martha is a prostitute and to misinterpret Copperfield's second marriage, surely a passionless one.