The Moonstone is an interesting work in that it’s both a Victorian and a mystery novel, and pretty much offers the best sides of both worlds with Jane Austin like drama and Agatha Christie like mystery.
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Beautiful, old-fashioned prose
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A couple of parts might feel too slow
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Interesting, likable, relatively profound characters
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Though the mystery is good, it doesn’t exactly blow your mind
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An enthralling plot full of twists and surprises
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A solid story that’s based around a pretty crafty mystery
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