Joanne's review
The Moonstone (Modern Library Classics)
by William "Wilkie" Collins
Joanne's review
The Moonstone (Modern Library Classics) by William "Wilkie" Collins
Joanne's review
rating:
Loved the ending. Not your classical good guys win, bad guys die, but a little bit more sophisticated.
I never knew (before now) that Wilkie Collins was one of Arthur Canon Doyle's inspirations.
The book is a bit slow, but that's one of the pleasures in reading victorian books - taking the time to enjoy them properly. After all, they were written at a time when they were *supposed* to be time consuming.
I also didn't like the general attitude towards servants, showing them as lowly all of the time. But again, that's what you get in 19th century novels, you just have to bear with it.
Other than that, I just had a wonderfull adventure :)
3.12.07
I never knew (before now) that Wilkie Collins was one of Arthur Canon Doyle's inspirations.
The book is a bit slow, but that's one of the pleasures in reading victorian books - taking the time to enjoy them properly. After all, they were written at a time when they were *supposed* to be time consuming.
I also didn't like the general attitude towards servants, showing them as lowly all of the time. But again, that's what you get in 19th century novels, you just have to bear with it.
Other than that, I just had a wonderfull adventure :)
3.12.07
