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Really good book; in the top 10% I've read this year!
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This was the first book of hers that I had read, and i throughly enjoyed it. Goodman does a good job evoking the feel of the earlier time period (late 19th/early 20th century- arts and crafts movement) and making the connections to the modern day. Many twists turns and a boatload of red herrings before the story is done. After this, I immediately sought out another of her books and have raced through that as well!
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My book club really liked this book.
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Great book! I love the way that Goodman can so seamlessly weave the stories of Greek and Roman mythology, along with a 100-year old mystery, with a present-day murder mystery. While the "mystery" was easier to figure out than in Goodman's previous books, this one was a nice, easy read nonetheless.
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I read a lot, and out of the forty or so books I've read this year, this is the best! If you love mythology, art, or a great mystery, this book has all three!
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Great book! Goodman follows up her novel "Lake of Dead Languages" and does not disappoint!
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This is such a wonderful book. The characters are well developed and I was really caught up in their lives and problems. There is a mystery involved in the plot and I didn't figure it out until the end, but the book is much more than a mystery. I'm so glad I read it.
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An ok mystery somewhat gothic read.
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Couldn't get into this...
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Enjoyable book! I would read others by this author.
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While I really loved Goodman's Seduction of Water, I was only mildly entertained by this one. This one didn't capture my attention.
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Deftly plotted and certainly intriguing...infused with the sinister aura of its setting, a rundown river town wiwth the crenulated towers of an insane asylum rising in the background, the Drowning Tree has its twists and shudders... New York Daily News
Overall I enjoyed this book. There was a sense of mystery of wanting to know what to know what happened. Very visual story, lots of description of art and surroundings. The story was hard to follow at times. Too many characters, problems.
Good page turner. Keeps your interest if you like her other books you will surely enjoy this too.