Acton reviewed The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (Penguin classics)
The Woman in White famously opens with Walter Hartright's eerie encounter on a moonlit London …
Review of 'The woman in white' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
(My rating is 3.5)
Written in 1859, this tome is considered to be one of the earliest detective novels. Overall, I enjoyed it, though I found the pacing to be inconsistent; some parts were riveting, while other parts seemed to drag. Wilkie Collins creates some interesting characters, particularly one Count Fosco. The plot is intriguing, and I'd be interested in seeing the 1982 version of the movie.