Comments on: The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield

By: Rose City Reader

Rose City Reader — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:13:57 +0000

It’s on my TBR shelf. I am looking forward to it.

By: Teddy

Teddy — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:54:37 +0000

I think I’m about the last book blogger on the planet that hasn’t read this book yet. Great review!

By: Natasha @ Maw Books

Natasha @ Maw Books — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:41:56 +0000

Good review Jessica. I enjoyed this book but I don’t know if I would ever feel the need to read it again.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:39:27 +0000

I was going to say the exact same thing Fyrefly did! I figured that she was doing that intentionally, and that ultimately the reader couldn’t know how much of Vida Winter’s tale had been fictionalized – even if she was telling the truth at last.

Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed the book :)

By: Fyrefly

Fyrefly — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:29:20 +0000

I listened to this over winter break a few years ago, and loved it – perfectly atmospheric to sit inside on a cold winter’s day and knit.

I think I rationalized the omniscient narrator problem by figuring that since Vida Winter is an author, and storyteller, and liar by trade, she wouldn’t be satisfied telling her life’s story and leaving holes limited by her own knowledge, so the parts she didn’t actually know, she filled in.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:42:56 +0000

Nice review, I’m glad you ended up liking it. I did like it, but like you didn’t like Margaret’s parts so much.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:54:35 +0000

I read this book last year and reviewed it here:

http://agirlwalksintoabookstore.blogspot.com/2008/05/review-thirteenth-tale-by-diane.html. Glad to see that you enjoyed it!