Moonstone
Well, girls, Amy and I are so excited about our upcoming book club! We can't wait to begin...and honestly, we already got started.
Our first book that we have selected (please note we will begin choosing the next book soon, so let us know what you are interested in): Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins
Little intro to the book:
"Alongside Edgar Allan Poe in America, Britain†s Wilkie Collins stands as the inventor of the modern detective story. The Moonstone introduces all the ingredients: a homey, English country setting, and a colorfully exotic background in colonial India; the theft of a fabulous diamond from the lovely heroine; a bloody murder and a tragic suicide; a poor hero in love with the heroine but suspected of the crime, who can†t remember anything about the night the jewel was stolen; assorted friends, relatives, servants, a lawyer, a doctor, a sea captain†suspects, all; and, most essentially, a bumbling local policeman and a brilliant if eccentric London detective. Adding spice to the recipe are unexpected twists, a bit of dark satire, a dash of social comment, and an unusual but effective narrative structure†eleven different voices relate parts of the tale, each revealing as much about himself (and, in one case, herself) as about the mystery of the missing Moonstone.Filled with suspense, action, and romance, The Moonstone is as riveting and intoxicating today as it was when it first appeared more than a century ago. "
Amy and I are excited about the start. Here's the link to Barnes and Noble to get the book. And PS. GET YOUR CLASSICS NOW! Barnes and Noble has all of their classics on 50%. Amy and I already stocked up, and if you want our list that we got, just ask! But honestly, it's a great deal, and good reading! Can't wait to hear from you girls!
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781593083229&itm=1
We can talk about specifics of getting together, and all that jazz soon as well! We were hoping to get together and watch the corresponding movies when possible! Love you girls!
posted by Sarah Bebee @ 11:59 AM
5 Comments:
oh no. since y'all have already started, i may just need to start with the second book. not much time on my hands these days and need to finish the book that i am in right now. please post how you guys like the book. i may need to drop everything that i am doing and start reading it.
Ok--I'm not sure if Amy has started yet, but the mystery is GOOD. It's a little different to get started, but I'm hooked. The author went to school for law, and writes in such a way as getting eye witness accounts, and building upon the story piece by piece. Pretty good stuff. I think you would all like it.
PS -- Mindy --SWEET book club picture! Love it
Yeah, Mindy, I have to say this book is pretty stinkin' good. Its all in first person, but it gives several people's accounts! I really love 1st person books! So, if I were you I would totally drop everything and read this book!!!
I GOT THE BOOK AND WILL START TODAY!!!!
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