Reviews

Le Maître des illusions by Donna Tartt

catherineannecarr's review against another edition

5.0

One of my favourite books ever. Can't even guess the number of times I've read this since I first discovered it when I was 18. It nearly derailed my end-of-school exams that year, I was so obsessed!

lizmorano's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Recommended by Mitchel and Marley. Very dark (like the Goldfinch) A poor student attends Vermont College for rich, privileged kids.  Winds-up in a classics course with eccentric group of 5 students. Accidental death of a local leads to plotted murder of one of the students.

joannestbr's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i hate modern classics 

darya_dash's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

ingeborgkorme's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

litzy221's review against another edition

Did not feel in the right mood to continue this book

readingrabbit28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

the rape line threw me off, why was that necessary at all?

epiphxnygirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ryankoning's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

libsreads's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0