There is no denying Donna Tartt's literary merits. After reading The Goldfinch, I wanted to check out this first effort, and I found the story enthralling. Having just come off The Magicians a few weeks ago, I found myself saying, "Ah, so here's the book that has the real characterization in it for ...
I am completely in love with Donna Tartt's writing style. It so lyrical! So beautiful! Her way of story-telling is captivating. I was hanging off of her every word! The characters in this book are complex and even the ones you may not like *coughBunnycough* are interesting in their own right. I love...
So much has been said about this novel that I don’t think I can add too much, so I’ll keep this as brief as possible. I started reading this book with slight trepidation considering that I didn't get on at all with The Goldfinch by the same author. I decided to take a chance on this though because i...
Not only was this book amazing when I read it, it has stayed with me in the months since (I'm writing this review six months afterwards). I often think about the characters and what they're up to, and that is something that doesn't happen very often for me at all. Amazing. My only gripe would be tha...
Drugs, scotch, incest, murder and Greek class. Good times. Sounds like college to me. Ok, not really. A friend recommended this book to me and I am glad that he did because I otherwise would have probably never picked it up. As a matter of fact, I had never even heard of it, prior to seeing it on h...
I sat down today with the intention of reviewing Donna Tartt’s The Secret History. This book has been around a while, so you might be wondering what took me so long to get it to it. Truthfully, I don’t know, and while I’m sad in a way that I didn’t read this book the moment it came out, I think last...
Yep, I am disturbed. I hate these characters. Who are these out of touch, chain smoking, fish drinking, ancient Greek studying coeds who wear sport jackets and ties? Perhaps I am biased because I went to a huge left-coast state university and not a boutique New England college, but these people were...
I found this to be a very engrossing read and a book that was difficult to put down. This story captured me from the beginning and part way into it I purchased a second book by this author, Donna Tartt. A Secret History being her first novel and taking her over ten years to write it is a reader's fe...
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