Im just so happy to say that I finally got through this one. I don't hate classics, and I didn't totally hate this book. But considering it wasn't even 300 pages, I found it unbearable slow and lacking in plot. The whole story could've been wrapped up neatly in a short novella. No chapter ended with me wanting to know what would happened next, there were no unforeseen plot twists. My only motivation to pick this book up was for the sake of finishing it.