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The Moonstone
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September 18, 2016
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October 18, 2016
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19th-century British
Epistolary novel, generally considered the first detective novel…more

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# 19 in my chronological read of McCrums 100 greatest. Absolutely loved it. 5 star within the McCrum list for sure. I never wearied of reading it, the voices of the different characters were superb. Humorous, sad, poignant... every emotion found within.
An explanation of my star rating.
5= Truly cream of the crop. Amazing. In a wondrous realm of their own
4= Special and well written. Truly a good/maybe great book, but not a rare 5 star wonder.
3= Moments of brilliance, a pleasure to read. I'd recom
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