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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Suicide
Moderate: Racism
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Racism, Suicide, Colonisation
Minor: Lesbophobia
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had lots of fun stitching to the audiobook. So many great characters!
This book felt so long. The app I used for reading said 815 pages, Goodreads shows 543. The app (Libby) might not have used real page numbers and adapted to sizing. Either way, it felt long and it was long. 5 or 6 different perspectives. This is reported to be the first detective novel, published in 1868. The old-fashioned style was comforting at times. I liked the phrasing, the mix of classy subtlety with blatant brazen effrontery. The portion written by Miss Clack was 5 stars for oblivious honesty, double standards, and the true Christian Spirit.
I was asked to read this book for one of my english classes and as I began the first chapter, I became worried. The old english text made it very difficult for me to get into the novel but as soon as I began to understand the characters and the mystery became revealed, I was able to thoroughly enjoy the book. It is very interesting to have more than one narrative and perspective on each character and their opinion on the crime at hand. Although it was a longer read and a bit more difficult than some of the more modern mystery novels, I would still consider this book extremely well written and would recommend it to anyone interested in different genres of literature.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Read for the 2022 52 Book Club Challenge
12. Set on at least two continents—The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
As promised, it starts slow, but once I hit the halfway point it ramped up quickly. I am such a huge fan of Collins' The Woman in White, which I read for the book challenge last year, that I wanted to make sure that I included another one of his classics this year. If given a choice between the two, I probably prefer WiW slightly more, but that doesn't prevent Moonstone from being a ride in and of itself. I don't want to say too much without giving the story away--it's one of those tales where nothing is as it seems and even the smallest, seemingly harmless detail has meaning later on. Books from this era though give readers that beautiful satisfaction of everyone getting their comeuppance, and no one is left with an ambiguous ending. Part of me wishes the whole story was told from the perspective of Miss Clack though--hysterical!
12. Set on at least two continents—The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
As promised, it starts slow, but once I hit the halfway point it ramped up quickly. I am such a huge fan of Collins' The Woman in White, which I read for the book challenge last year, that I wanted to make sure that I included another one of his classics this year. If given a choice between the two, I probably prefer WiW slightly more, but that doesn't prevent Moonstone from being a ride in and of itself. I don't want to say too much without giving the story away--it's one of those tales where nothing is as it seems and even the smallest, seemingly harmless detail has meaning later on. Books from this era though give readers that beautiful satisfaction of everyone getting their comeuppance, and no one is left with an ambiguous ending. Part of me wishes the whole story was told from the perspective of Miss Clack though--hysterical!