Books

The Little Friend

Name: The Little Friend
Author: Donna Tartt

by Donna Tartt

2002•Mystery•616 pages

Taste attributes: mysterycrimedramaslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecoming of agesolving the riddle/not as it seems

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeA serious, grounded mystery: emotional and morally murky. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

3.6 / 5

11 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

About This Book

Growing up in a small Mississippi town in a family haunted by the murder of her brother, Robin, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes lives in a world of her imagination, until, at the age of twelve, she decides to find Robin's murderer and exact her revenge.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryCrimeDramaInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComing of ageSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

FriendshipDeathBrothersGirlsRevengeSistersMurder victims' familiesComing of age

Details

Author: Donna Tartt
Published: 2002
Pages: 616
Taste scores: How we score
Source: Open Library

How book matches work

Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

More books

Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.

Browse Books