The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins

What a story-teller! I enjoyed it tremendously.
Just like cooking, the right amount of spices, not overwhelming, but irresistible taste!
I read his "The Woman in White" in high school, but did not enjoy it very much. It is time to try it again.
Time changed a lot of things ...

I am glad that the Moonstone finally gets back to the Indians. The ending of the three Indians shows how ridiculously the religion is, or the ones who make it are. (Ridiculous to the outsider, but it makes perfect sense to themselves.)

In Broadview Literary Texts, published by Broadview Press, 1999. ISBN 978-1551112435.

荒人手记，朱天文著

文笔出色。与众不同。
但是过多的引用。
过多地强调要说的“理”，忽略了“故事”。近代、当代的“大作”很多都有这样的问题。
也许以后会再看一遍，也许不会。

山东画报出版社。2009年5月出版。ISBN 078-7-80713-788-7.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

A delightful reading. This is something you read to have a fun and easy time.
It looks like the three contemporary authors' books, "The History of Love", "The Thirteenth Tale" and this one, are all written by female book lovers. The latter two are both big fans of Bronte sisters. Do know whether it is a good news.

Published by The Dial Press, 2008. Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-385-34099-1.