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I was seriously half-prepared not to like this book, although I could not tell you why that was. But, I did like it, loved it even. The writing was beautiful and the story was so broad and brilliant.
Theo is in the museum with his mother when a bomb is detonated. His life is changed forever with this act of terrorism, not only because his mother is killed but also because of a chance meeting with another bombing victim, moments after Theo regains consciousness. When authorities cannot find Theo' ...more
Theo is in the museum with his mother when a bomb is detonated. His life is changed forever with this act of terrorism, not only because his mother is killed but also because of a chance meeting with another bombing victim, moments after Theo regains consciousness. When authorities cannot find Theo' ...more
This is my kind of book. It's dense and meaty with no filler. The prose is sublime and the characters are vibrant. The plot is intricate and complex. Tartt has written a novel about Truth, Beauty, Love, and Why Art Matters, and the possibility of transcendence. It's not an easy novel and there's a lot of darkness and ugliness in it as well, but Tartt wraps it all in passages of luminous beauty and the final pages left me breathless.
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Sublime.
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