Reviews

Jumalat juhlivat öisin by Donna Tartt

dorotkacita's review against another edition

5.0

i didn't finish this book, it finished me. francis is my bestie

shawneebeyou's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Suicide

Moderate: Incest and Drug use

opheliabox's review against another edition

5.0

Well, Jesus.

I’ve never read anything quite like this before. I’m not talking about plot, because I’ve seen similar things in other dark academic novels. I’m talking about the texture of this book, the rich depth of character and scene.

While I grew deeply fond of some of the characters, I also couldn’t wait to be rid of them. They were awful, complex, fantastic and terrifying (except Judy, she’s just great).

It is likely I shall never fully recover.

bethankitty's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.75

echazabals's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

sierra3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aubreymccabe's review against another edition

5.0

If I could pick one book to reread for the first time, it would be this one. In fact I took a classics class this semester to hopefully get a similar effect

sammyisobsessed24's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of the best books I have ever had the pleasure of reading. I love well-done unreliable narrators, and Richard Papen is one of the best I've ever come across. This story gets a lot of hype and it deserves ever bit of it and more. The story is wildly fascinating. The first line reeled me right in, as it has so many since it first debuted: The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation." My heart is broken in the best of ways.

mlynch323's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

emmavbrett's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5