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by Karen White, Donna Tartt
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Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 6 years ago
This book is not worth reading. If you are considering it, just know that after reading 640 pages, you still don't find out who murdered Robin Cleve Dufresnes. You are stuck jumping around to a myriad of characters with no real ending in sight. When you do get to the end you are going to want to thr...
JerryB
JerryB rated it 7 years ago
This is not a proper "review" of the book The Little Friend, but I do want to register with all possible emphasis and enthusiasm what is clearly a minority view of it: This is Donna Tartt's best novel. Hear me out, please. Yes, I've read all three of her books, and I've enjoyed all of them quite a...
In Love of Books and Friendship
In Love of Books and Friendship rated it 11 years ago
I was beginning to think I'd never see the end of this book. This is the third book I've read by Donna Tartt and I'm sad to say it's my least favorite. Definitely not up to par with The Secret History and The Goldfinch both of which I thought were excellent. This story takes place in Mississippi ...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 11 years ago
Busy with birthdays, but this review will be up as soon as all these kids stop celebrating their existence. (My son's b-day is today, and my daughter's is on the 7th). Yep. I'm broke.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
bookshelves: mystery-thriller, published-2002 So, *faux yawn* they made Snakes on a Plane - if it were bad 'n' ugly snake action folks were missing in their lives, they should of stayed home and read this instead. *shudder* The narrative takes place in Mississippi in the late 1970s, but the cen...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
Worth reading.
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 11 years ago
Worth reading.
Overloaded Bookshelf
Overloaded Bookshelf rated it 12 years ago
I much preferred this to The Secret History. I liked the ambiguous ending, and the central character is a brilliant creation, a plucky little girl with a convincing narrative voice. Loved it.
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 13 years ago
Disappointing given how much I loved The Secret History, but definitely a breezy read.
chapterseldomread
chapterseldomread rated it 13 years ago
This book was a bit of a challenge but definitely worth it. The first 1/3 of the novel was really tough going but it's worth perservering. It's a bleak story and both the setting of the novel and the writing are opressive. However, it's a novel I have found often in my thoughts since reading it.
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