The characters in this book all exhibit a very dark side, yet at the same time you feel great empathy towards the young narrator Richard Papen who gets caught up in something that quickly spirals beyond his control. A vivid and original take on the "college" novel.

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It was a really good read. I feel like I need a fluff piece now though. It was so dark and twisted and intricate.

This is full of twists and turns. You never quite know who the good guy is and who the bad guy is. The story stays with you long after you finish.

Great book about some college misfits who slip beyond appropriate boundaries.....very good!

An egrossing and complex novel, the elaborate story keeps one interested throughout. Not at all a light read.

This was suggested to me by my fiance. He had actually never read it but had heard good things about it. He was right, I did love it. It was a surprisingly clever and had one or two decent plot twists. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a light read.

Donna Tartt is a very good writer. Very involving novel.

Beautiful and very intersting writing.

An overwrought and pretentious thriller. Much along the lines of "American Psycho".

Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last-inexorably-into evil.

Reminds me of "Lord of the Flies," kind-of-sort-of. Good book for arm-chair psychiatrists.

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