That was SO SATISFYING. My favorite part was the middle (Marian's narration) but I was not disappointed with the rest. I love that a book written in 1860, which gives so much time to make tropes stale and old, still managed to pull off so many genuine gasp-out-loud moments and startling twists.

Marian is still the best. All else is spoilery.

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My only real disappointment was that it mentions in passing that a certain character can turn dead humans into a stone-like substance that will preserve them forever, and this never comes up again. I want my human corpse statues!

Which Wilkie Collins book shall I read next?

Do any of them have good audio versions?

Are there any good filmed adaptations of The Woman in White?

The Woman in White (Penguin Classics)

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