The Moonstone

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Summary: An excellent read!
Review: The book is well written and the plot is very interesting. The author has a fine sense of humor. This book is one of the best mystery novels that I've read.

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Summary: This was the best mystery ever written!!!!!!!!
Review: This book has such an elaborate plot from detectives to suicides. It really leaves you guessing who, what, where, when, and most of all how. It kept my eyes glued to the page and without a doubt is one of the best mysteries ever written.

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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: I've never read a book at once so complex and smoothly presented. Its intricacy is so perfectly crafted that you can't help but step back, when you're done, and look at this book in awe. It's a fantastic story, a fantastic mystery, and a fantastic storehouse of great characters, particularly Gabriel Betteredge and Miss Clack. This is one to read over and over.

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Summary: A literary classic that's fun to read!
Review: What a great book! Not only is Wilkie Collins' masterpiece superbly written, it's also wonderfully fun to read. The characters are well developed; I felt like I really new them by the end of the book and could clearly picture them in my mind. Best of all, the mystery keeps you guessing throughout the story. In short, a very well written (and whitty) story that makes for extremely enjoyable reading.

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Summary: Best Detective-Story Ever
Review: Willkie Collins "The Moonstone" is considered to be one of the first detective novels ever published. It's also, in my opinion, one of the best, having read more than a share of them. The multiple narrations are mesmerizing. A real page-turner.

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Summary: the worst book in the world
Review: I had to read this for an English class and found it to be the most boring thing I have ever written. The author babbles endlessly about inane subjects; the plot is boring and the ending disapointing. The entertainment value is non existent and there is nothing in this so called "classic" even remotely interesting. I beg of you, spare yourself and get another book.

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Summary: One of my Top Ten.
Review: I first read The Moonstone when I was out of college. Since then, I have read it over and over. It is brilliantly conceived and keeps you guessing to the very end. Recommend it to your friends.

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Summary: Edge of your seat suspense
Review: This was one of the best books I have ever read. Collins is a master of creating, building, and holding suspense. Where most detective novels end abruptly, with a short synopsis of what happened by the detective, The Moonstone unravels slowly and intriguingly as question upon question arises in the mind of the reader. A must-read.

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Summary: The original detective story
Review: "The Moonstone" is commonly considered to be the beginning of the genre we call Detective Fiction. It was written on a bet with Robert Lewis Stevenson. Collins wagered that he could write a story at least half as good as Stevenson's "Treasure Island." For my money, he succeeded, and then some. It is an old-style book, distinctly the product of the 19th Century. In the style of many 19th Century novels, it is narrated by several different characters, which may take the modern reader a bit of getting used to. But the plot is clever, punctuated by the unexpected just at the moment when it seems the whole thing might resolved itself quite quickly. It's fun, and it's a fascinating look into another time

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Summary: A book you must read, in the Penguin Classics edition!!!
Review: The Moonstone is the best detective story I have ever read. Just when you think you've solved the mystery a twist in the plot occurs. If you want to buy this book, I would recommend the Penguin Classics Edition and not this one. It is much better