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Book Review of The Little Friend

The Little Friend
The Little Friend
Author: Donna Tartt
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
MsJenniferK avatar reviewed on + 28 more book reviews


Donna Tartt is one of the most unique and talented writers I have had the pleasure of reading! Her words are complexed and nuanced without feeling unapproachable.
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While The Goldfinch is still one of my all-time favorite novels, and my favorite novel by Donna Tartt, The Little Friend does not disappoint!
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She elegantly weaves her words to paint a vivid story of a young girl, in a small southern town, who is trying to solve the mystery surrounding the murder of her little brother.
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The supporting characters (including a family of meth dealers, her grief-stricken and barely functioning mother, her stern grandmother, her wacky aunts, and her sidekick best friend) come to life in such a way that you can not only picture them in your mind but you feel like you personally know them.
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It is a slower-paced and lengthly novel that is to be savored by just allowing it to flow at its own pace!