It was a decent thriller. But the mystery was the most predictable thing to me. Surprisingly there were several emotional moments and most of them wereIt was a decent thriller. But the mystery was the most predictable thing to me. Surprisingly there were several emotional moments and most of them were very well done....more
I would classify it as a domestic psychological thriller which is very dramatic and goes super-unhinged at several points. But it somehow manages to dI would classify it as a domestic psychological thriller which is very dramatic and goes super-unhinged at several points. But it somehow manages to do that flawlessly!
A book certainly does something great when it's so hard to formulate opinions about the characters & some events.This will definitely ruminate further in my mind for days....more
I have attended Greek classes with them. I have had dinners with them. I have attempted to understand their every twisted action. Replayed their wordsI have attended Greek classes with them. I have had dinners with them. I have attempted to understand their every twisted action. Replayed their words to make sense. It's a testament to Donna Tartt's writing that every single page in this 'over 600 page tome' has been engaging and has managed to instill so many feelings (& not just emotional)
It's ironic that my appreciation for this piece can be summarised as a "morbid longing for the picteresque"...more
3.5 The initial 70% is interesting, then it is just a cheesy generic ending to a very good build up. I think almost everyone who has read the book has t3.5 The initial 70% is interesting, then it is just a cheesy generic ending to a very good build up. I think almost everyone who has read the book has the similar experience....more
The plot twist wasn't surprising at all (atleast for me) even though I knew nothing before getting into the book. So I was kinda disappointed with theThe plot twist wasn't surprising at all (atleast for me) even though I knew nothing before getting into the book. So I was kinda disappointed with the plot. And the MC certainly made a lot of stupid decisions to make the plot work. But the writing was very good & the atmosphere was Immersive. So the overall experience was quite good....more
This is a difficult book to classify or recommend. It not a horror but still horrifying, has psychological thriller elements a little past midway poinThis is a difficult book to classify or recommend. It not a horror but still horrifying, has psychological thriller elements a little past midway point of the book. 1 thing I would like to say is don't read the book for the plot twist, because the information about what is happening is gradually presented through out the book. Most people will piece it together way before the characters realise it or the author puts it straight on the page. This is a very well written book about what it is trying to do.
Further one should be up for getting confused and experience strange things that don't make sense at 1st. Even if one can figure out what is happening, there will be a lot of elements that will not make sense.
It does what it aims to do with extreme care.
Mild spoiler!! Below..
The only reason it is not a 5 star is because of a certain story structure used. The presence of a 2nd unreliable narrator and how that storyline was handled....more
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