The Witch Elm: A Novel

Named a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and a Best Book of 2018 by NPR, The New York Times Book Review, Amazon, The Boston Globe, LitHub, Vulture, Slate, Elle, Vox, and Electric Literature

"Tana French's best and most intricately nuanced novel yet." --The New York Times

An "extraordinary" (Stephen King) and "mesmerizing" (LA Times) new standal...show more

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526 pages

Average rating: 6.74

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margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
10/10 stars
This was a griping view of humanity. I am reminded about how much I appreciate the way French writes her characters. She endows each one, regardless of their prominence in the story, with a palpable humanity. I long for a different ending, but I applaud the understanding this brought.
Mary Raven
Jan 28, 2023
8/10 stars
It was really well written but I feel emotionally abused. Also, who keeps a computer for 10+ years?
Kristi. Walker
Sep 23, 2022
7/10 stars
This book took me at least 5 chapters to really get into it. There were several times I thought, nah..not for me. But I am glad I kept at it. It had some good twists, some predictable moments, but overall I liked it quite a bit. I looked forward to reading it just to see what was going to happen and when would that shoe finally drop. Like I said, it was predictable in the sense that I guessed the who. After the reveal, I thought, ok done. But the...read more
Lizzyn
Sep 17, 2022
9/10 stars
This book started off a bit slow but then it had me on the edge of my seat and trying to figure out. Some surprises that caught me off guard and only made me love it more

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