http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3941 RealFake Blog » Blog Archive » Recent culcha Thu, 10 Aug 2006 21:56:14 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3941 [...] Read The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Loved it, like Terri did, but different. [...] [...] Read The Little Friend by Donna Tartt. Loved it, like Terri did, but different. [...]

]]> http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3776 tercat Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:51:46 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3776 I am reading The Secret History now (I actually bought that and read the prologue before I bought The Little Friend) and I'm almost done. Maybe it depends on which book you read first, or maybe my connection with The Little Friend really is as personal as I've suggested. I am enjoying The Secret History, but I don't feel the same connection to the characters, and I'm not as wrapped up in the writing. I read an interview where Tartt said that when she wrote The Little Friend she intended to start from scratch, taking a completely new approach. I think she succeeded. The books are both good, and though they share some similar points, the writing style and feel is significantly different. I look forward to her next effort. I've heard it's something about people trapped in an elevator. Hm... Given her track record, I may have to wait another six years for it. I am reading The Secret History now (I actually bought that and read the prologue before I bought The Little Friend) and I’m almost done. Maybe it depends on which book you read first, or maybe my connection with The Little Friend really is as personal as I’ve suggested. I am enjoying The Secret History, but I don’t feel the same connection to the characters, and I’m not as wrapped up in the writing. I read an interview where Tartt said that when she wrote The Little Friend she intended to start from scratch, taking a completely new approach. I think she succeeded. The books are both good, and though they share some similar points, the writing style and feel is significantly different. I look forward to her next effort. I’ve heard it’s something about people trapped in an elevator. Hm… Given her track record, I may have to wait another six years for it.

]]> http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3775 John Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:29:52 +0000 http://shyturnip.com/2006/07/25/the-little-friend/#comment-3775 Yo! Be sure to check out Tartt's "The Secret History", too. I prefered it to "TLF". Yo! Be sure to check out Tartt’s “The Secret History”, too. I prefered it to “TLF”.

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