This book took me so much longer to read than I anticipated (though most of that is my own fault for not picking it up regularly), but I'm so glad I took the time to read it all!

It is far too complex and involved to explain briefly, but this story is equal parts joyful and heartbreaking, and offers many thought-provoking ideas from the time period in which it was written. Highly recommend if you have the time and energy for a long classic.