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The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

Start date: February 6, 2012

Finish date: April 8, 2012

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Apr 16, 2011 Drew rated it really liked it

I loved this book! The only reason I didn't give it five stars is the totally unbelievable description of how they "proved" one character's innocence. Even though it's long and wordy, the structure of telling it through several (mostly peripheral) characters' viewpoints kept me involved. ...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Ellen Librarian rated it liked it

This book is widely acknowledged to be the first mystery but mystery lovers may be somewhat disappointed in the solution. I was. But there are enough fun plot twists and turns to make up for that. The book is really about the characters. Collins does an amazing job of making the characters so real you feel you can see them. That and his enlightened attitude toward race and class are what make this book a classic, in my opinion.

Parts of the book are slow while others are page turners. But my abso ...more

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Mar 06, 2015 Nicola rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books, mystery

What a ripping good yarn! From start to finish I was enraptured by this Victorian mystery and as for Mr Dickens (who apparently didn't like it), with all due respect sir, you can go soak your head! ...more

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