Book & Review Forums: The Moonstone
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I'm just starting this today. I wasn't familiar with it, but found it by browsing. The title sounded interesting, and I looked up the book on a few other sites to see people's opinions (which were very favorable) so I thought I'd give it a try. How are you finding it yourself?
Aug 22, 2007 5:58 pm
by North23 -
I've been reading this about 3 weeks now, and just wanted to say how much I've been enjoying it. A happy find!
There are already lots of intricacies in both the plot and the characterization. And some very sly bits of humor, as well!
by North23 -
I am enjoying the different narrators as the story moves locations and times. A good device that keeps the story moving along.
Sep 16, 2007 7:36 pm
by Dick1122 -
I am enjoying it too. I should have read it years ago when a friend suggested it.
by Kenyon85 -
So was anyone saddened by the ending? Have you ever read a book that was remotely like this one?
Sep 18, 2008 10:33 am
by charharp -
I just started reading it today. It caught my eye because my book club read THE LADY IN WHITE by Wilkie Collins and we all liked it. Thought I'd give another of his books a try.
Mar 13, 2009 3:07 pm
by carolee -
Wilkie Collins invented the modern detective novel with The Moonstone and The Woman in White is considered the best example of the "sensation" novel that became popular fiction in the 1860s. Unfortunately, his work was often overshadowed by his close friend, Charles Dickens, and never received the same critical acclaim. Dan Simmons has just published a fantastic novel called Drood, which is narrated by Wilkie about Dickens' obsession with a strange man and his final unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Some of Wilkie's work is very hard to read, but No Name, which you should be able to track down in the library, is a great portrayal of the difficulties facing women in Victorian times.
Mar 15, 2009 10:35 am
by NancyEPerry
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