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How bad is "The Moonstone" for you to like "Great Expectations" better? "Great Expectations" bored me to tears. "Tale of Two Cities" is an OK book with a terr

• zabzonk 3y ago
  in my opinion GE is the great british novel. it takes a child through to an adult (very scarily at the start) in a really believable sequence, beautifully (and often very funnily) written. and both endings (there are two) make me cry. moonstone is a sub sherlock holmes detective story
  • gumby 3y ago
    > moonstone is a sub sherlock holmes detective story Moonstone was the original. And personally I always thought Holmes’ leaps to be implausible, even as a kid. But I did enjoy your comment in one way: one of my step kids watched Blade Runner and said, “Just the usual grimy-future cop story with robots.” We all have that perspective sometimes.
    • zabzonk 3y ago
      but of course dickens did publish a detective novel, or at least one featuring a detective in a major role (Bleak House) prior to The Moonstone. of course the two writers were friends, and undoubtedly influenced each other.