Interesting tale with likeable ending

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	• The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel Diane Setterfield Washington Square Press, 2007 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 553 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Gothic Novel

I am a fan of the Bronte sisters and Rebecca and this book is in the same style/genre and captures your attention with mystery and intrigue. It is easy to read, compelling, and touching as I found myself bonding with the characters. Although it does pull at the heartstrings it leaves you with a sense of understanding and appreciation. It is a really good book.

Lives up to the hype

I'm not a hype reader, so I didn't pick up this book until May of 2008, long after it had been hyped and written about all over the web. However I was drawn in by the subject matter (a booklover and writer who is asked to write the biography of a very well known and successful, yet mysteriously private, author).

The style is gothic--similar to a Bronte novel, and so it reads as old-fashioned. There is something of a ghost story, and there is a definitely a suspenseful unraveling of the facts.

I highly recommend it. It lives up to the hype.

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Be prepared to stay up late reading!

I LOVED this book! Had a bit of a slow start, but after a couple of chapters I even took the book to the amusement park while kids went on rides, it was THAT difficult to put down.

The story is well-developed, the characters compelling.

The only sad part: it's Ms. Setterfield's debut so no others of hers to read... yet!

Highly recommended!!

Quality Read for Mystery Lovers

The style is strong and enticing, but that was after a slow start. After that it clinches both suspense and the heart. Setterfield knows how to yank and jerk a reader's chain. I found I had a hard time putting the book to rest midway to the end. Expect a surprise nevertheless. This is a quality read perfect for mystery lovers.

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Interesting tale with likeable ending

I found this book quite interesting. In the beginning, I struggled to hold on, as it started quite slow; however, once I got into it and started to feel Margaret, it turned out to be wonderful. Quality writing and a well-crafted story that left me, at some parts, guessing, only to "figure out" the wrong story. I very much recommend it.

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