Or maybe I was so distracted by the mystery that I didn’t notice the first time? Whatever the reason, I forgot that parts of it are downright hilarious. I read it a long time ago and it’s always been one of my favorites because of how beautiful and evocative the language is, especially her physical descriptions of the school, rural Vermont, and even the weather. Seeing it mentioned so often on here gave me the desire to read it again so I’m listening to the audio version.
Now I’m noticing how funny it is! It probably helps that Tartt herself narrates it. Every interaction with Judy Poovey, Professor Rowland, “the hippie,” a lot of the Bunny stuff (such as Richard’s descriptions of the paper
We adopted a rescue dog about a year and a half ago. We’ve had a lot of behavioral issues with him, some of which have gotten better, some worse, but we’re managing. Like I said, he’s a rescue, mixed breed, 60 lbs. Found as a stray, very underweight, covered in scars, and was super shut down in n the shelter. We didn’t know anything about dogs when we adopted him so we didn’t know what that was all about. But, in retrospect, it took him a good six months to relax and come out of his shell. He didn’t even bark for a year. Slowly in the last six months, he’s started becoming territorial over our house and yard, barking at the mailman and such. Does this mean it’s taken this long for him to a
Have you read any books that remind you of The Witching Hour? What I love about the book is how evocative its setting is and how the mystery unravels so slowly but seductively. I love the large cast of characters and the gothic horror of it all. I’m not necessarily looking for books about witches or ghosts, just something unsettling/unnerving that kind of reminds you of the best characteristics of The Witching Hour. Fwiw, I’ve read most of Ride’s other books and this one is by far my favorite.
One example I might give that is similar is The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. I love that book too!
I agree with J&J that this is a really juicy scenario. I felt so bad for the LW listening to her situation though! It’s the one where a girl finds out that her boyfriend got drunk and told his friends he feels more secure in their relationship because she is not as hot as his ex (who cheated on him). A mutual friend told her. Until that, she felt they had a good thing going. What do you think she should do? What would you do?