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Book Review of The Woman in White

The Woman in White
The Woman in White
Author: Wilkie Collins
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I love slow-moving, epistolary novels, but I do expect them to pay off in the end. Unfortunately, the mystery here revolves around very bourgeoisie issues of title, something that I find endlessly tiresome but that is not even hinted at until well over halfway through the novel. I expected the sexism rampant in the book due to the time period; I didn't expect such a dull mystery. This is unfortunate as the first half of the book is deliciously gothic. Too bad Collins didn't continue in that direction.

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