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A READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and “an accomplished psychological thriller … absolutely chilling” (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Goldfinch.
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
Under the influence of a charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at a New England college discover a way of thought and life a world away from their banal contemporaries. But their search for the transcendent leads them down a dangerous path, beyond human constructs of morality.
“A remarkably powerful novel [and] a ferociously well-paced entertainment . . . Forceful, cerebral, and impeccably controlled.” —The New York Times
From the Publisher
Publisher : Alfred A Knopf (September 11, 1992)
Language : English
Paperback : 576 pages
ISBN-10 : 1400031702
ISBN-13 : 978-1400031702
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 5.1 x 1.01 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find this novel captivating with its interesting plot and suspenseful build, describing it as an extraordinary first novel with good descriptive writing style. The book’s imagery is classically beautiful and thought-provoking, expanding readers’ minds and knowledge to another extent. While some customers appreciate the character development and pacing, others find the characters unlikeable and the narrative slow-moving. The book’s length receives mixed reactions, with several customers finding it unnecessarily long.
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