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Alas--the last chapter.

— Jul 29, 2016 07:40PM

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Chris Via is on page 650 of 771

Rounding into the final leg of this journey. "'Hard to put things right. You don't often get that chance. Sometimes all you can do is not get caught'" (550).

— Jul 29, 2016 02:29PM

Chris Via is on page 525 of 771

One of Tartt's most delightful tactics is the art of insinuation. She has mastered dropping a little thought into the reader's mind and then whisking the reader away from it. How do you lead someone (a reader) along for upwards of 773 pages? You carefully spark desire without (immediately) quenching it.

— Jul 27, 2016 07:11AM

Chris Via is on page 430 of 771

Tartt has completely pulled me into the world of Theo Decker!

— Jul 25, 2016 07:11AM

Chris Via is on page 300 of 771

Reading Tartt's prose is like sweeping one's eye across Klimt's THE KISS.

— Jul 22, 2016 06:14AM

Chris Via is on page 125 of 771

Tartt is definitely a writer's writer--and, I'm a writer; therefore I'm thrilled with this tapestry Tartt is carefully weaving together.

— Jul 19, 2016 05:27AM

Chris Via is on page 30 of 771

When I finished Tartt's last novel, THE SECRET HISTORY, I vowed to read every book she writes.