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midorukawa's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
mahovina's review against another edition
4.0
Finally finished this beast of a book. It was recommended by our lit professor in college as one of the first thriller/mystery novels. Betteredge's narrative truly annoyed me but besides that, the novel was very dynamic with its shitfting narrative and a easy read.
zoefruitcake's review against another edition
4.0
Surprisingly full of humour and very entertaining if rather long
talieda's review against another edition
funny
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? Yes
4.25
thayerbowen's review against another edition
3.75
This book covers conflicts between British people and people from India and was written around 1850 so be warned. I think overall he is actually less offensive than I thought but I expected terrible terrible stuff. He most definitely illustrates British people being awful in their attitudes.
In the end the moonstone is recovered and returned to where it belongs but only through a lot of effort on the part of the people from India who did all the work and took all the risk against the “best” efforts of the British.
It’s fun to see how forensic science has changed and how things are handled very different in modern mysteries.
I forgot: a doctor slips opium in someone’s food because the person offended him!!! What?!?!
It’s fun to see how forensic science has changed and how things are handled very different in modern mysteries.
amus34's review against another edition
1.0
I only got a third of the way through this book because it was so incredibly boring. Maybe I'll try again someday.
airthiel's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mirrorofneptune's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
1.0
Looks like I’m an outlier but this just wasn’t the book for me. I enjoyed the multiple-POV narrative style of The Woman in White, but I thought it was less effective and less engaging here. With the exception of Cuff, I didn’t like any of the characters; I didn’t find the mystery super compelling, even though it involved a giant diamond; and I felt disappointed with the resolution of the plot. I really liked The Woman in White so I’m a little surprised that this one was so much less gripping (for me, anyway). I’m glad everyone else seems to be enjoying it more…
connell98's review against another edition
4.0
I liked The Woman in White more, but this is still a good one!