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Wilkie Collins Classics: The Moonstone & Woman In White (1937)

by Wilkie Collins(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Pearl Necklace Books

review 1: One of the most popular books of its time, The Woman in White reminds us that not all that is popular expresses the best of its time. Compared to other Victorian books, the dialogue remains foppish and undeveloped, revealing sentimentality as the root of all human interaction. Nothing emerges as passion; all is reduced to vague notions of propriety and morals. Having said that, it was a breakthrough for its day. The modern reader may find it disappointing especially if she has read some of Dickens, the sisters Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskill (admittedly a bit later in the nineteenth century) who truly write with energy. The second half of the book had this reader glad for the ability to speed read.
review 2: I read Moonstone first after I had finished reading Les Mis... moreérables. It's a Victorian detective mystery. I really enjoyed the fully developed characters in both books. The Woman in White is still a mystery but it doesn't involve a detective. In Woman in White, there's a lot of plot development and details that you have to pay close attention to. For me it's a easy fast read which got my attention form the beginning. It's hard to believe that Wilkie Collins is very good friends with Charles Dickens. In a way, I think Collins is a much more fun writer to read from whereas Dickens' books take a while to get into. There's definitely a difference and I believe that Collins may have influenced Dickens' later works in terms of plot and mystery storytelling.Overall I gave both book 4 stars. less

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