Recynd's review
The Secret History
by Donna Tartt
Recynd's review
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Recynd's review
rating:
bookshelves:
edgy-fiction,
fiction,
literary-fiction,
loved-it
I'm only about halfway through, but my heavens...it's fantastic!
And in response to Lindsey's review of same, I'm neither a "punkass intellectual" nor someone "who feels obligated in live".
Update: I LOVED this book. Loved it.
There are enough synopses written by far more adept synopsizers than I; instead, I'll offer my pros and cons.
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PROS
This is one of those (unfortunately) rare novels that has it all: a storyline that is quick to grab, then moves the reader along at the perfect pace; sentences that are so well-crafted that I couldn't help but read a few out loud, and many over again, just because I loved the way they felt; characters who, though I couldn't relate to a-one (and, if truth be told, were somewhat interchangeable; see CONS), were so interesting and well-enough developed as to be unforgettable. Oh, and don't let me forget my favorite aspect of this book: the perversion. Ahhhhh, the perversion.
CONS
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And in response to Lindsey's review of same, I'm neither a "punkass intellectual" nor someone "who feels obligated in live".
Update: I LOVED this book. Loved it.
There are enough synopses written by far more adept synopsizers than I; instead, I'll offer my pros and cons.
********************
PROS
This is one of those (unfortunately) rare novels that has it all: a storyline that is quick to grab, then moves the reader along at the perfect pace; sentences that are so well-crafted that I couldn't help but read a few out loud, and many over again, just because I loved the way they felt; characters who, though I couldn't relate to a-one (and, if truth be told, were somewhat interchangeable; see CONS), were so interesting and well-enough developed as to be unforgettable. Oh, and don't let me forget my favorite aspect of this book: the perversion. Ahhhhh, the perversion.
CONS
For su...more
