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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Wow!!!!!!! What an Epic Tale!! This is contemporary literature at some of its finest. So blown away by the differences between this and The Secret History, which I felt was far too long and boring at 500 pages and yet this, with all 770 of them, not once did I wish it was over. Every moment demands the reader’s presence. Such complexity in both plot and characters, along with the fact that Donna Tartt is really just an impeccable writer on a sentence level. Really just so impressed and almost rendered speechless by the magnitude of this story.
And special thanks to the RER A for giving me 1.5 hours every Tuesday Thursday to dedicate to reading. I basically knocked out 100 pages at a time thanks to this train. No idea how long it would have taken me to finish this I without my beloved commute.
And special thanks to the RER A for giving me 1.5 hours every Tuesday Thursday to dedicate to reading. I basically knocked out 100 pages at a time thanks to this train. No idea how long it would have taken me to finish this I without my beloved commute.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
this was fine, I don't think it resonated with me as much as it did others but I clocked pretty quickly that I don't know if this is my writing style.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.75– for it being such a big deal that theo’s mom is dead, every character he meets has a dead mother
this book is so full and dense with gorgeously put together trains of thought and i am in LOVE with the rambling style of thought, but i’m sorry i do not believe the uptick at the end for a second- made everything we knew about theo’s character fall flat
only rating it higher for the prose and story build up- the ending partially killed it tbh
this book is so full and dense with gorgeously put together trains of thought and i am in LOVE with the rambling style of thought, but i’m sorry i do not believe the uptick at the end for a second- made everything we knew about theo’s character fall flat
only rating it higher for the prose and story build up- the ending partially killed it tbh