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Smarter people than me have spilled better ink on this book, so all I will say is that this is one of the few books I've read that deserves the moniker of "modern classic." It is clear that Tartt honed each and every sentence to a wickedly sharp point until it cuts to the bone.

And for an incredibly interesting bit of context, I'm just going to leave this little gem of an article on Bennington College here
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