nohappynonsense
5 years ago
sheesh, we get it. y'all made a great contribution to your community with a little library. brag much??
readingproject
5 years ago
I read Bataille's Story of the Eye many years ago, but nothing else of his. I can see why you'd make the comparison, but this book isn't really erotic in that way, and what I described comes more in the way of mundane cruelty, curiousity or despair, all told through the eye of a child. Despite how it sounds, its really remarkably understated for its subject matter.
readingproject
5 years ago
You tend to focus on the kid's grief and need to understand death and what is happening to her family. It's a really skilfully written book.
Very intrigued by this one, Donna Tartt seems to divide people. It's been sitting on my 'to read' list for some years now.
I read this one several years ago (this is Victoria’s review) I preferred Secret History over the Goldfinch, which I reviewed a few weeks ago.
Yup, that's what I hear as well. Secret History > The Goldfinch. Can't wait until its turn comes in my reading queue!