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LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
Jan 2020
9:44pm, 14 Jan 2020
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LazyDaisy
The Moonstone was my school prize in the second form (Y8 for you youngsters.) It is indeed held to be the start of the detective fiction genre but it's so long since I read it I'm not sure I can remember a great deal about it. Other than, I enjoyed it and it's still on my bookshelves.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Jan 2020
10:10pm, 14 Jan 2020
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Little Nemo
I loved The Moonstone, much better than The Woman in White IMO.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jan 2020
10:17pm, 14 Jan 2020
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Sharkie
But Marian Halcombe in the Woman in White is a great character, not exactly the heroine ..except she IS!

Which one are the Shifting Sands in? Te Moonstone I think.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Jan 2020
9:04am, 15 Jan 2020
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Little Nemo
I loved the different narrators in The Moonstone. His other books have been a bit too florid for me.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2020
9:56am, 15 Jan 2020
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Diogenes
This New Yorker review sums up All That Man Is far better than I ever could. It almost makes me want to read it again.

newyorker.com
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2020
2:08pm, 15 Jan 2020
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Diogenes
James Wood is equally good on Jon McGregor's Reservoir 13

newyorker.com
Columba
Columba
Jan 2020
4:47pm, 15 Jan 2020
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Columba
Yes, the shifting sands are in The Moonstone.
LindsD
LindsD
Jan 2020
5:36pm, 15 Jan 2020
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LindsD
What book shd I take on my Kindle to Germany? I will probably finish TGoS tomorrow. Perhaps I might take two. Suggestions pls.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2020
5:45pm, 15 Jan 2020
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Well, I’ve just started Eleanor Oliphant. I think some people really didn’t like it, it seems ok to me after 2 chapters
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2020
5:48pm, 15 Jan 2020
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Diogenes
Name me a book you loved, How did it make you feel? Also one you disliked to help me make a recommendation:-)

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Unofficial books, underground discussion, MASSIVE SPOILERS.

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