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I loved the first half of the book, which sets up a fantastical, mysterious world of intellectualism, elitism and the kind of nerdiness that could only be understood by people who say their idea of a fun time is spending a day at the museum. It name drops classical literature references in a convincing enough way, and perfectly captures the rarefied mindset of a certain type of romantic, but in a more modern and relate-able setting. And as the story progresses, I enjoyed seeing the fantasy, delu
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I needed a slight break from reading Fantasy series (I am reading 5 at one time), and this definitely fit the bill. Donna Tartt is a wonderful writer, and this book kept me on the edge of my seat. I will be reading her other books.
Richard papen begins attending Hampden College and becomes a student of Julian Morrow, a professor of Greek with only 5 other students. From the beginning of the book the reader knows that one of the students is murdered. About half of the book leads up to the murder and the rest covers the aftermath. I really disliked all the characters in this book so I can't rate it any higher. The whole book is bleak and depressing and somewhat pointless.
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