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Historian
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Elizabeth Kostova
Michelle Pitts
, October 21, 2014
I am sure that people are going to get tired of hearing me rave about this book but I just really don’t care…this is hands down the most fantastic Dracula story I have ever read. Recently I went to see Dracula Untold and was again reminded of it. In review of both this book and that movie, you hear people compare it to Bram Stokers Dracula. I get it but neither is about Dracula…they are about Vlad. This book had me so captivated from the very beginning. The very best part of historical fiction to me is a writer that can so adequately weave actual fact into their fiction that it is difficult to pull the parts back out. This is one of those books. Kostova does such a great job of making you want to know so much more about the man that became the legend that you hardly realize where you end up. I could read it again and again. That reminds me, WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BE A MOVIE?!?!
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The Goldfinch
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Donna Tartt
Michelle Pitts
, September 08, 2014
I think through some parts of this book, giving it a 4 is a bit to generous. This was my first Tartt novel so I didn't go into it already loving the author (which I REALLY feel played into critical reviews) so I wasn't really sure what to expect. I can say that I really loved the first half of the book. Tartt did a great job of weaving together how a life can utterly fall apart before a child even reaches puberty. The second half of the book just fell apart for me. Aside from the characters flaws and personal decisions, it seemed like the end was rushed together, without the care the first half had been treated with. I was very, very disappointed in this because I had felt very attached to the story. There were a couple of places in my copy where the wrong word or misspelling occurred which surprised me. Given all the hype of the book and subsequent prize, I just would not have expected so many problems in it. The 4 I gave it was for the story of young Theo. He deserved it for surviving.
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