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A review by tsbooks
The Little Friend by Donna Tartt
4.0
I really didn’t know what to except from this book. At first I thought it would be a more murder mystery type of vibe with Harriet trying to figure out who murdered Robin but it turns out to be more of a deep dive into their lives in a way. It’s more about Harriet’s journey and all the things she gets herself into etc.
The writing is extremely descriptive and I did find myself bored at times because the pace was slow, but at the same time I was infatuated. I have respect for writing that can take such a “small” thing, like this town and it’s people, and completely immerse the reader in it and make it feel “big”. I do just adore her writing.
As for the story itself. I enjoyed it a lot but like I mentioned earlier there were some parts that were slow but I pushed through them. However the EXCESSIVE use of racial slurs was literally shocking. That was not necessary at all to make a point on racism etc. That is definitely one of the major downfalls of this book.
The writing is extremely descriptive and I did find myself bored at times because the pace was slow, but at the same time I was infatuated. I have respect for writing that can take such a “small” thing, like this town and it’s people, and completely immerse the reader in it and make it feel “big”. I do just adore her writing.
As for the story itself. I enjoyed it a lot but like I mentioned earlier there were some parts that were slow but I pushed through them. However the EXCESSIVE use of racial slurs was literally shocking. That was not necessary at all to make a point on racism etc. That is definitely one of the major downfalls of this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism