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After not finishing The Goldfinch, I was encouraged by several people to not give up on Donna Tartt. I'm glad I listened. I realized that the reason I gave up on The Goldfinch (after reading 2/3 of it) was because I didn't like ANY of the characters, and therefore didn't care what happened to them. The characters in The Secret History were flawed & did some despicable things, but I liked (most of) them enough that I cared what happened. (cont)

Very good middle grade novel for teaching the awful truth about the Klu Klux Klan without being terrifying for children. Audiobook was excellent.

⭐⭐⭐ 1/2 /⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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I'm so glad that I listened to this on audio. I'm not sure that I would have been as enraptured with the story if I had been reading it in verse, but because the author read it, she was able to read it in the meter & with the infection that she intended. It was lovely, as advertised. #LitsyReadingChallenge #MMDReadingChallenge #audiobook