I loved this right until the last 50 pages or so. Where things went pear shape. I loved the academic settings, the classical culture the characters are immersed in. I loved how the plot was brought on, we knew who, we kinda knew how, we just didn't know why. Yes, it has a touch of pretentiousness, a...
Richard Papen gets more than he expected when he first arrives at tranquil (not to mention, elite) Hampden College and becomes one of only six Classics & Greek students, taught by the charismatic Julian Morrow. The accidental death of a local farmer forces the students to keep a constant eye on each...
What an amazing book! Reading the book made me wish I'd studied Greek classics at University; the stories and philosophies of the ancient Greeks seem so fascinating. This is definitely a very intellectual, psychological read with a lot of mystery. The language is beautiful. I read somewhere that som...
What a gem! I'm glad I finally took the time to read this book and what a nice surprise it was. Not that the subject matter or the mood of the book is nice but the writing was so well done that you find yourself liking characters that really were very unlikable. Fascinating, yes, but not in the leas...
Engrossing.Quote 'a morbid longing for the picturesque' - I understand what this is about, it can definitely spoil a person's life and taste for living.
I felt that this book took off kind of slow. All of the lectures of Julian's seemed to run on forever, but maybe it just wasn't my particular cup of tea. I really liked the perspective that this book was written from. It wasn't a detective novel, but a book from the killers POV. Makes everyone look ...
I just was never able to connect with this book. I would have an image in my mind or a place, and the next phrase would contradict my imagination's construct, and orientation of the plot.
Initially I wasn't fond of the pace...but I came to terms with the subtley of the story. Although described as a murder mystery, I would say that it is more of a dissection of obsessions, both physical and in the ideal. Set in Vermont at a liberal arts college, five students study the classics with ...
One of my all time favorites, and a book that really left me kind of mesmerized.You open it, start reading, and at the very beginning find out what you'd usually have to wait for 'til the very end. So, you know who did it, and what was done. But, you just keep reading to figure out how's and why's t...
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