Title: The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Genre: Mystery/Detective
Pages (words): 482 (172,929)
Readability: 8.3
Rating (out of 5 stars): ****1/2
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: A large, mystic diamond from India is given to Rachel Verinder for her birthday. The next morning she awakes to find it has been stolen! Who took it? The family calls on the famed Sergeant Cuff to solve the mystery, but the story twists enough to fool even him.
Thoughts: T.S. Eliot called this book, "The first and greatest of English detective novels." I don't claim to know all that much about English detective novels, but I would have to agree that this is the best one that I have read. The author, who happened to be good friends with Charles Dickens, does a marvelous job of weaving the narrative and leaving you completely in the dark for most of the novel. Not only that, but there are several sub-plots (love! greed!) that really move the story along while Collins presents all of the evidence. Add on top of that some great writing, and you've got a super book. We got this book from Jenni Davis, so a big thanks to her!
Disclaimer: None.
Author: Wilkie Collins
Genre: Mystery/Detective
Pages (words): 482 (172,929)
Readability: 8.3
Rating (out of 5 stars): ****1/2
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: A large, mystic diamond from India is given to Rachel Verinder for her birthday. The next morning she awakes to find it has been stolen! Who took it? The family calls on the famed Sergeant Cuff to solve the mystery, but the story twists enough to fool even him.
Thoughts: T.S. Eliot called this book, "The first and greatest of English detective novels." I don't claim to know all that much about English detective novels, but I would have to agree that this is the best one that I have read. The author, who happened to be good friends with Charles Dickens, does a marvelous job of weaving the narrative and leaving you completely in the dark for most of the novel. Not only that, but there are several sub-plots (love! greed!) that really move the story along while Collins presents all of the evidence. Add on top of that some great writing, and you've got a super book. We got this book from Jenni Davis, so a big thanks to her!
Disclaimer: None.
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