The Thirteenth Tale -A mystifying classic tale (The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield)

Member Name: arjun22

Product:	The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
Date:	09/11/09 (9 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Excellent storytelling, Characters made to connect, Mysterious and surprises

Disadvantages: Slow start, If you do not like gothic story you might not like this

The Thirteenth Tale -A mystifying classic tale

This book was in my To -Read list for quite a few months until last weekend when I got this from my friend. This is an excellent and unique novel with interwoven mysteries which prompts you to read it in a fast pace so as to reach to the end in a jiffy.The book is written within the Gothic tradition with overly rich writing carefully chosen words.

The book opens with a female writer Margaret being called to the home of a famously cloistered author Vida Winter to give her a lifetime interview. Winter was ailing and wanted Margaret to write her life story before the inevitable approaches.

The story will keep you guessing, make you wonder, move you to dramatic scenarios as the interview goes on to capture the life experience and gothic stories. I would say this is just like a circular inference as you will find that the main character gets into her own stories and you will be meddling around to find out the truth which lies beneath the storyteller's life.

Books play a very important role as both the protagonists are typically identified by books and stories. You might find it bit slow starter until Margaret first interviewed Vida but later on you will be able to connect to mysterious stories.

A real classics for me...when are you going to pick up your copy?
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Summary: Journey through mystery ..