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A review by julmev
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
5.0
I really enjoyed this book, and I will probably be thinking about it for some time.
I loved how the southern gothic aspects of the book were used to talk both directly and indirectly about culture, class, race, disability, and family. The fact that it is set up as a murder mystery but really only uses that as a way to talk about everything else was intriguing.
This is the best depiction of "the last summer of childhood" that I have read, and the mood of the book noticeably shifted as familiar and comforting parts of Harriet's life ended and changed.
I loved how the southern gothic aspects of the book were used to talk both directly and indirectly about culture, class, race, disability, and family. The fact that it is set up as a murder mystery but really only uses that as a way to talk about everything else was intriguing.
This is the best depiction of "the last summer of childhood" that I have read, and the mood of the book noticeably shifted as familiar and comforting parts of Harriet's life ended and changed.