About The Moonstone (From Penguin):
"The Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and believed to bring bad luck to its owner, is bequeathed to Rachel Verinder on her eighteenth birthday. That very night the priceless stone is stolen again and when Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate the crime, he soon realizes that no one in Rachel’s household is above suspicion. Hailed by T. S. Eliot as ‘the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels’, The Moonstone is a marvellously taut and intricate tale of mystery, in which facts and memory can prove treacherous and not everyone is as they first appear."
The Read-a-Long:
The event will last for the month of November. It's very low pressure, I'm only planning on doing a mid-way checkpoint style post at some point during the weekend of the 16th and then a review at the end of the month. But I will be chatting away on twitter throughout!
The Schedule:
Start reading (!): 1st November
Mid-way point check-in: 16th/17th November
Wrap Up/Review: 30th November
Keep up with the Wilkie love on twitter (we all know it's my second home) using the hashtag #readWilkie
If you fancy joining in there is a linky below. Feel free to use the picture on your blog - spread the word!
Oohhh, you temptress!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy aim is to please ;)
DeleteZomg zomg zomg so exciting! I guess the fact that the Penguin Classics version I wanted is on sale at Book Depo is a sign or what?
ReplyDeleteI'll link up once I created a post for this!
What perfect timing! So glad you're joining in :)
DeleteI AM TOTALLY IN ON THIS. Sorry for the caps. I've been meaning to read this one for ages so this is the perfect time to do so. Can't wait to get started! Thanks for hosting. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's also on the Penguin Classic backlisted title of the day, so it's going for like 10 bucks online. Not a bad deal!!
Caps away! I could have written the whole post in caps but I didn't want to put any one off with my general over enthusiasm :)
DeleteNot a bad deal at all and perfect timing! Thanks for joining in!
Count me in! I'm reading The Woman in White at the moment, so it will be perfect to segue into a readalong for The Moonstone in Nov. Thanks for organizing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining! It's going to be such a good month, Wilkie can brighten any day :D Are you loving The Woman in White? It has one of my all time favourite female characters in...not hard to guess who, I'm sure!
DeleteI'm in! Wilkie virgin here.
ReplyDeleteYou will love him (I hope)!
DeleteI'm in too! It will be my first time reading the book and anything by Wilkie.
ReplyDeleteBrill! I hope we all enjoy it :) Wilkie hasn't let me down yet.
DeleteIt's on my Classics Club list, so I'm in!
ReplyDeleteGreat! So pleased you reading with us and I hope you enjoy it :)
DeleteI am in! My first Wilkie and my first read-a-long :)
ReplyDeleteSo many firsts! Excellent :)
DeleteI'm reading this right now! I'm only 25% of the way in, so I'd love to join the readalong.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased you're joining in, looks like excellent timing! Looking forward to reading your thoughts.
DeleteI just bought a copy last week so I am definitely going to take part! I've heard great things about this book and Wilkie Collins in general, so I can't wait.
ReplyDeleteWell if that's not fate I don't know what i!
Deleteis, even!
DeleteI was literally just thinking today that I should reread this. Obviously, I'm on board!
ReplyDeleteWelcome on board! I'm interested to hear your thoughts on it as a reread...it must be good enough at least for you to consider rereading it so that bodes well for us all.
DeleteHey, just found out about the readalong. It sounds really interesting. Unfortunately I'm too late for the link thing?
ReplyDeleteIt is the first Wilkie Collins novel for me and I will start it right after typing this. :)
The Moonstone is on my "To Read" list and I was just deciding on my next classic, and then I saw your event on The Classic Club. So I'm in!
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