The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

Wilkie Collins

572 pages first pub 1868 (editions)

fiction mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Description

The Moonstone is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. It is considered, with The Woman in White, to be his best work, and is also commonly seen as the first English detective novel. Many of the standard ground r...

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Moods

mysterious 97%
adventurous 53%
funny 28%
reflective 17%
tense 17%
challenging 13%
lighthearted 12%
dark 9%
emotional 6%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 2%
informative 2%
sad 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 43%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 62% | A mix: 31% | Character: 6%

Strong character development?

No: 56% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 24%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 40% | Yes: 36% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.84

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