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The Thirteenth Tale
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Start date
January 28, 2015
Finish date
February 3, 2015
Why we're reading this
I sort of cheated,this book was not recommended to me personally but it did come highly recommended on tw…more

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Jaspreet
Sep 17, 2010 rated it it was amazing
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield was the selection for the first book club meeting I attended in the DC area. My friend Karen graciously allowed me to join her book club and I was very excited to get to talk about books again. Since I had not read a book in a few weeks, I was also excited to dive into what promised to be a good story. I was instantly drawn into the worlds of Margaret and Miss Winter. Parts of the book were like a love letter to readers. I loved Margaret's description of ...more
Alison
Apr 01, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction, audiobook, own_it
This is another one that I wish I could give 2.5 stars to. I enjoyed the overall story, but I think Setterfield could have gotten us through it faster. The story follows a young woman who is hired by a reclusive author to write her biography. The author has told journalists differing, incorrect things over the years, and as we hear her actual story unfold, it becomes clear why she has done that. We bounce back and forth between the present day and the author's childhood, which worked well most o ...more
Elizabeth
May 11, 2011 rated it it was ok
A depressing story. I wouldn't read it again. ...more
Sarah
Aug 09, 2007 rated it really liked it
Julie
Oct 15, 2007 marked it as own-to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: own, reconcile
Shannon
Dec 18, 2007 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Janel
Mar 02, 2008 rated it really liked it
Molly
Mar 16, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: mystery
Astrid Lim
Jul 18, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: literature, gothic, twist
Cecily
Oct 03, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Jill
Dec 25, 2008 rated it liked it
Elizabeth
May 12, 2009 marked it as to-read
Lisa
Jul 22, 2009 rated it liked it
Carly Thompson
Aug 15, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: suspense, gothic
Rebecca
Nov 10, 2009 marked it as to-read
Wendy E.
Jan 26, 2010 rated it really liked it
Leslie
Jan 31, 2010 marked it as to-read
Penny
Jun 27, 2010 rated it liked it
Jen Horan
Dec 29, 2011 rated it really liked it
Jen
Oct 20, 2012 marked it as to-read
Meg
Jun 07, 2013 marked it as to-read-fiction
Jennie K.
Jul 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
Melissa
Jul 31, 2013 marked it as to-read
Heather
Sep 25, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: horror-gothic
Ama
Apr 16, 2015 rated it really liked it
Rachael
Oct 02, 2015 marked it as to-read
Sisy
Dec 07, 2015 rated it it was amazing