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The first book I read by Wilkie Collins was The Moonstone , considered to be one of the first detective stories in the English language. It was written in 1868. I really loved it; the way it was written and the story. To my surprise, The Woman in White was written earlier, already in 1859. By this time Collins had become friends with Charles Dickens and this novel, as most of his other novels, were serialised before they were printed. That is, of course, why it is such a long book. By the time I had read about one third, I could not possibly imagine what was going to take place in the next two thirds of the book. Well, I was about to see. The more I got into the book, the more difficult it was to put down. I really loved it. The story absolutely fascinated me, and although it is one of those ’slow’ books where nothing much seem to happen, there is a continuous development of the story, in its own slow pace. 
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I am finally reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. So far it is really great and a real page turner. However, it seems to be very, very long! I am only one third through the book and I don't know what will happen with the rest of the book. It is really a good, old fashion mystery where we only get a little information at the time. Wonderful book so far. In between reading I watched  The Danish Girl. Interesting film with fantastic actors. I found the film somewhat slow at times, but when I had finished it, it lingered with me for a long time. I think the sufferings of Lili came out really well and also the impact the situation had on the people around him/her. My latest craze and discovery is Podcasts. I just love them. I happily listen to fellow bloggers Simon at Stuck in a Book and Rachel at Book snob   and their Tea or Books   podcasts. Today while out walking I was listening to The Guardian's podcasts on books. One interview with Bill Bryson a...