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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Many years ago when I was wee, I was first introduced to this story through a abridged reenactment performed by Wishbone the dog. I enjoyed it back then and I've always wanted to get my hands on a copy and read it in its original incarnation. I was quite busy so I decided to hunt down the audiobook to listen to. I loved it but I want to track down text version to see if I enjoy even more when I can focus soley on it.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
My only complaint about 'The Moonstone' is that I have waited this long to read it. This book was in all respects one of the most riveting and fabulous books I have ever read. Truly, truly wonderful.
I liked this book. As one of the forerunners of detective fiction, it does have the "whodunit" vibe, but at the same time, it's more than that. I also preferred the female protagonist (Rachel Verinder) to either Marian Halcombe or Laura Fairlie (from Collins' earlier work, Woman in White).
Vaig començar aquest llibre perquè tenia ganes d'un misteri cozy, però ja porto masses dies intentant que m'enganxi i sento que m'estic obligant a llegir-lo perquè no l'estic gaudint.
Tot i no saber qui és el lladre no tinc cap mena d'interès en seguir llegint 500 pàgines més, no es nota la intriga del misteri necessària per mantenir el lector captivat durant tantes pàgines.
A això li hem d'afegir la gran quantitat de comentaris masclistes que intenten ser graciosos i són verdaderament insuportables.
No el recomanaria i no crec que segueixi amb l'autor.
Tot i no saber qui és el lladre no tinc cap mena d'interès en seguir llegint 500 pàgines més, no es nota la intriga del misteri necessària per mantenir el lector captivat durant tantes pàgines.
A això li hem d'afegir la gran quantitat de comentaris masclistes que intenten ser graciosos i són verdaderament insuportables.
No el recomanaria i no crec que segueixi amb l'autor.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is the problem of a certain section of Victoria literature to be excessively wordy, never writing a sentence where a chapter will do the job so much more thoroughly. Many writers were paid by the word so we can't blame them but it does mean that reading their books now can be a tiring affair as it was for me with The Moonstone.
This is often cited as the progenitor of the detective story and I see no reason to argue. When placed beside (for instance) one of Conan Doyle's Holmes novels it is three times the length and half as exciting.
For all that though it's a book worth persevering with, the final third being a superbly paced pay off to the lacklustre first four hundred pages!
This is often cited as the progenitor of the detective story and I see no reason to argue. When placed beside (for instance) one of Conan Doyle's Holmes novels it is three times the length and half as exciting.
For all that though it's a book worth persevering with, the final third being a superbly paced pay off to the lacklustre first four hundred pages!
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No