A review by whimsicalmeerkat
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

3.0

The primary interest I retain in this book after reading is its status of largely founding the English mystery genre. It is certainly an interesting story, but long. I suspect that, like the work of Dickens, it was initially serialized. There are certainly some fascinating characters, but to me the main characters, particularly Rachel, were dull. I did very much like the way Drusilla Clack was written. The name alone is fantastic. Overall, I liked it, but was not terribly impressed, given its reputation.