I really liked it. The subtitle of the book is ``A Life in Writing'', and the focus on Dickens as author is very strong. This isn't about duvet-lifting or finding the deep dark truth about his psychology (there has been some of that in earlier biographies), although it is hard to avoid some reference to it, of course. Rather it is a book centered around the possible inspirations and references and production contexts of his books.

I really recommend it.