2015 Reading Challenge: A book you started but never finished.
The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
494 pages
CHARACTERS:
Franklin Blake - the debt-ridden nephew
Rachel Verinder - the young and outspoken cousin
Betteridge - the main houseservant
Mr. Bruff - the lawyer
Lady Verinder - the wealthy aunt/Rachel's mother
Godfrey Ablewhite - the philanthropist cousin
Sergeant Cuff - the detective
Ezra Jennings - the strange and mysterious doctor's assistant
Miss Clack - the evangelical spinster cousin
A precious stone is stolen during a birthday party weekend for Miss Rachel Verinder. She is the recipient of the stone. No one knows who has taken the stone and a detective is sent for from London. Sergeant Cuff leads the investigation but at the end of his visit, there are still no definitive clues as to what has happened to the precious Moonstone.
The book is told from different perspectives which makes it an interesting read. However, it was long. I started it a few years ago before my mission and have finally finished it. It gets kind of boring in parts and runs long in the parts regarding things not related directly to the Moonstone. But it does wrap up quite nicely and there is a happy ending.
It is not for the faint of heart but it was still relatively enjoyable.
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