Customer Reviews
GREAT WRITING - By: Granite24, 30 Aug 2010 
This is a great mystery story, superbly written & surprisingly for me with some very witty characters, settings & situations as described by Wilkie Collins.
I am a fan of mystery writing & classic literature so it was a bonus to read such a well-paced, witty, & riveting book.
Wilkie Collins, like his good friend Charles Dickens has a very descriptive style that not all readers will enjoy.
I must admit I do happen to think it adds to the enjoyment as it paints a very visual picture of the characters & surroundings & enhanced my enjoyment of this book. I have recommended this to my brother, another fan of the genre & I am waiting for his verdict on this book.
I hope he enjoys it just half as much as I have done.
Full 5 Stars.
Wonderful - By: L. M. Keane, 29 Jul 2010 Fantastic book. I simply couldn't put it down - it was like being 15 again & getting totally lostin a book. I've since gone crazy for Wilkie Collins, what a writer!
The Moonstone - By: Mr. J. P. Davis, 27 Sep 2009 I am only part way through this book & so far it is very rewarding.
Good detective story - By: Blackbeard, 12 Sep 2009 
This is a pretty good detective story, written from the points of view of several different people either remotely or directly involvedin the case which the book deals with. The action is relatively slow-paced for the most part, but the story plods alongin a comfortable way, & there is always just enough uncertainty about how everything is eventually going to tie together that it holds one's interest till the end. There are several noteworthy characters, well-drawn, & a fair deal of imagination with the plot. Collins was apparently a friend of Dickens, but their styles were nothing alike (in my opinion). I found this book easier to read & less enjoyable than Dickens, & although I can't think of any real deficienciesin it, I feel that it will soon be forgotten.
too long and tedious... - By: c_tricot, 05 Sep 2009 i read this book under strong recommendation from my english teacher. i found the first volume exceedingly interesting & i was encaptured by the mystery of the novel, trying to guess who stole the moonstone. HOWEVER the moment the section of the initial mystery finished & the story was moved to london the story became uninteresting & i completely lost interestin the novel. although i finished the novel, i was saddened to found out that the person who stole the diamond was the person i had assumed stolen the diamond from the beginning. i had expected some twists & turns, but apart from the beginning, not worth continuing the novel.
