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Should I read this book? I am a huge fan of classic books and I am currently halfway through "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" (and loving all of it).
Charles Stop reading Holmes and pick up the real thing - The Moonstone. I find Doyle's books tedious and boring. Moonstone is, as the T. S. Eliot quote says, …moreStop reading Holmes and pick up the real thing - The Moonstone. I find Doyle's books tedious and boring. Moonstone is, as the T. S. Eliot quote says, "The first and greatest English detective novel."(less)
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