The best thing about this book was the character Gabriel Betteredge. He had a copy of "Robinson Crusoe" that he treated like a Bible, in that he would read it over and over, particularly when he was troubled, and he often felt that the book predicted things. Collins actually used specific passages...
After a slow start this book turned out to be really good. I love a mystery and this one had some great twists and turns and I was surprised at how it all unfolded. Very nicely written.I think it was a slow start just because I needed to get my mind set into the scene and time of the book. Once I wa...
Though the story doesn't really get moving until page 100, I enjoyed "The Moonstone." It's a bit reminiscent of "Rashomon," Akira Kurosawa's tale of rape and murder told from a variety of viewpoints. Not that we see a crime committed from different views but the novel is a series of "narratives" com...
My dad has given me a book for Christmas every year. He gave me this over 10 years ago. He was very enthusiastic about it and I wanted to please him so I tried to read it. I couldn't get past the first page. Then about 5 years later I picked this book up again and I couldn't put it down. I've r...
The Moonstone was recommended to me by my fellow fans at wilkiecollins, as a good follow up to my first Collins novel The Woman in White. While I enjoyed this novel immensely and was enthralled by the intricacies of the plot and characters, it didn't capture my imagination to quite the same extent a...
Important: Our sites use cookies.
We use the information stored using cookies and similar technologies for advertising and statistics purposes.
Stored data allow us to tailor the websites to individual user's interests.
Cookies may be also used by third parties cooperating with BookLikes, like advertisers, research companies and providers of multimedia applications.
You can choose how cookies are handled by your device via your browser settings.
If you choose not to receive cookies at any time, BookLikes will not function properly and certain services will not be provided.
For more information, please go to our Privacy Policy.
Log in with Facebook 
