I'm only 17 and I just got done reading this book. We were assigned to read a classic from a list of classics, and to tell you the truth I didn't know what I was in for. When I started reading this book, I couldn't read for more than 5 minutes without involuntarily falling into a stupor. About half way through the book I had only 1 week left till the report on it was due, and i read like a mad man. About three quarters of the way through i finally got into it and it turned out to be an alright book. I'm not much for the old books but i love reading. If I find a good series I tend to ignore the rest of the entire world till I am done with all the books, so I am not ignorant. I would reccomend this book to anyone who loves reading, and has a lot of patience.