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A review by bookphile
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
3.0
I am... a little bit confused.
I have hated this book and I have liked it and then I went back to disliking it, and then liked it again. In the end, it's neither here nor there. I think I got a little bit confused towards the end because I was trying to finish this book and was slightly distracted anyway. But parts of the story didn't make sense to me after certain revelations and to be honest, I don't care enough to ever go back and re-read it.
I liked the story and how it was written. I wasn't too sure about the setting and had no idea where it was set until (nearly the end) someone mentioned England. But I guess, since we never really leave the house as the setting, it kind of make sense. I'm not sure about the characters because even though we get to know them, I never really felt like I understood them, or their motives, or what they wanted.
Usually, I love these kind of weird stories, but I think this one just didn't click with me.
I have hated this book and I have liked it and then I went back to disliking it, and then liked it again. In the end, it's neither here nor there. I think I got a little bit confused towards the end because I was trying to finish this book and was slightly distracted anyway. But parts of the story didn't make sense to me after certain revelations and to be honest, I don't care enough to ever go back and re-read it.
I liked the story and how it was written. I wasn't too sure about the setting and had no idea where it was set until (nearly the end) someone mentioned England. But I guess, since we never really leave the house as the setting, it kind of make sense. I'm not sure about the characters because even though we get to know them, I never really felt like I understood them, or their motives, or what they wanted.
Usually, I love these kind of weird stories, but I think this one just didn't click with me.