Tartt

Donna Tartt is a magnificently erudite writer, and an absolute master at creating that particular restless lovely nostalgia for a time that never existed and events that never took place; a gorgeous ache worthy of Fitzgerald, for a decadent world that is, despite its rotten core, immensely appealing.

Rejectionist Book Review Splendorama Day Two! 2009

Donna Tartt is a magnificently erudite writer, and an absolute master at creating that particular restless lovely nostalgia for a time that never existed and events that never took place; a gorgeous ache worthy of Fitzgerald, for a decadent world that is, despite its rotten core, immensely appealing.

Archive 2009-10-01 2009

Donna Tartt is a terrific writer, and I envy her ability to make a world that goes down and down, and has no bottom; the characters are so seductive, you love them and it's painful when things go wrong, as they must.

An Interview with Audrey Niffenegger 2010

When I discovered Donna Tartt was reading True Grit on an audio edition, I completely lost interest in everything else and became as maniacal as any three year old who will only listen to The Cat in the Hat.

Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011

When I discovered Donna Tartt was reading True Grit on an audio edition, I completely lost interest in everything else and became as maniacal as any three year old who will only listen to The Cat in the Hat.

Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011

The Little Friend by Donna Tartt - On the recommendation of Peter Straub, I added Donna Tartt's name to my ever-expanding list of authors whose work I should sample.

Chasing Tale in May: Ray Garton, Joe Hill, Brian Keene ... 2010

In a starred review, Publishers Weekly said about your novel "think Dan Brown by way of Donna Tartt and Umberto Eco."

A Conversation with Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason, authors of the debut novel The Rule of Four 2010

The plot sounds a bit like The Secret History by Donna Tartt.

Book Trailer: 'A Dark Matter' by Peter Straub 2010

Doctordi – how we need a Donna Tartt to come along and fictionalise Cambridge in a literary way – that would be so good!

Cambridge Reads « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

When I discovered Donna Tartt was reading True Grit on an audio edition, I completely lost interest in everything else and became as maniacal as any three year old who will only listen to The Cat in the Hat.

Susie Bright: The Novel I Read a Million Jillion Times Susie Bright 2011