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I don't read many classics these days, and this was my first Collins, which I read because it was chosen for a discussion in the Reading the Chunksters group which has been in progress for the last couple of months.
Since I was making detailed notes to use as chapter summaries for the group and I couldn't do this on the move, I read the book in fairly small chunks in between other books, but it was never difficult to remember the core story. Like many Victorian novels, the degree to which the pl ...more
Since I was making detailed notes to use as chapter summaries for the group and I couldn't do this on the move, I read the book in fairly small chunks in between other books, but it was never difficult to remember the core story. Like many Victorian novels, the degree to which the pl ...more
My first Wilkie Collins read. It was enjoyable and I will definitely read more of his books, but the ending to this one was a bit too pat, while focusing too much on certain characters and leaving out others.
This story started off presenting us with two interesting heroines to identify with: sisters Magdalen and Norah. It also had a very interesting premise, with surprising past events and legalities disinheriting the sisters from both the family fortune and the family name. I thought I might finally be reading a great Collins novel.
By the end, the story turned out to be only moderately entertaining, suffering from a frustrating heroine in Magdalen and an overly long story. Due to its length, scene ...more
By the end, the story turned out to be only moderately entertaining, suffering from a frustrating heroine in Magdalen and an overly long story. Due to its length, scene ...more
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