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A review by hopeloveslit
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
4.0
“This is the story of what a Woman's patience can endure, and what a Man's resolution can achieve.”
The Woman in White is a sensational mystery. It’s one of the best Victorian novels I’ve read. It's densely plotted with the perfect use of gothic aesthetics. If you're not familiar with novels from this era, you may not like Collins's long-winded prose. I believe he does it well though.
"There, in the middle of the broad bright high-road—there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven—stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments, her face bent in grave inquiry on mine, her hand pointing to the dark cloud over London, as I faced her."
Collins takes readers into deception, madness, love, and suspense. I loved the complexity of Collins's writing style. He effortlessly strung together one of the most intense plots. The narrative flows so well, that you will probably forget you’re reading!
“It was cold and barren. It was no longer the view that I remembered. The sunshine of her presence was far from me. The charm of her voice no longer murmured in my ear.”
The novel follows a teacher, Walter, and his encounter with a ‘woman in white’ who has escaped an asylum. To keep this review spoiler-free, that’s all I’ll say about the plot. However, I couldn’t have guessed where this story was going! Overall, I highly recommend this novel if you like intricate mysteries.
The Woman in White is a sensational mystery. It’s one of the best Victorian novels I’ve read. It's densely plotted with the perfect use of gothic aesthetics. If you're not familiar with novels from this era, you may not like Collins's long-winded prose. I believe he does it well though.
"There, in the middle of the broad bright high-road—there, as if it had that moment sprung out of the earth or dropped from the heaven—stood the figure of a solitary Woman, dressed from head to foot in white garments, her face bent in grave inquiry on mine, her hand pointing to the dark cloud over London, as I faced her."
Collins takes readers into deception, madness, love, and suspense. I loved the complexity of Collins's writing style. He effortlessly strung together one of the most intense plots. The narrative flows so well, that you will probably forget you’re reading!
“It was cold and barren. It was no longer the view that I remembered. The sunshine of her presence was far from me. The charm of her voice no longer murmured in my ear.”
The novel follows a teacher, Walter, and his encounter with a ‘woman in white’ who has escaped an asylum. To keep this review spoiler-free, that’s all I’ll say about the plot. However, I couldn’t have guessed where this story was going! Overall, I highly recommend this novel if you like intricate mysteries.