I'm rather conflicted about the number of stars that should be given for this book. While it's a fun read, I can't help but feel that some expectations of mine were not met in this book in terms of characters. I expected more exploration regarding the depth of the characters, especially Julian, Charles, Francis, and Camilla, but up till the end (from what I skimmed, anyway, I gave up at page 390) I still couldn't get a full picture of them as real people, in contrast to the rather shallow characters they seem to be (by shallow, I don't mean they're typical in any way... They don't feel much as real people. They're more like dolls or simply just "characters", you know?). And the amount of internal conflict in this book also was so little compared to what I think this book could have brought. It has a lot of potential for that since it talks a lot about guilt and beauty and, well, those Greek stuff. But again, this book doesn't deliver that, and instead comes up with dull scenes that could otherwise be skimmed. 
 What I do like is Tartt's writing. I believe that is also what keeps me reading this book, since I'm constantly amazed by how good she is at picking words and arranging them. Her writing is just so clever and interesting, and she definitely has a style of her own. In terms of writing, Tartt is definitely talented. 
 Over time, I also grew to love and sympathize with the characters. Henry was at first my favorite, but as the story progresses I began to miss Bunny, and then I also started to like Francis. They made me love the book, reallt, thougg the twins still somewhat feel the most bland of them all. 
 All in all, it's a good book and I'd recommend it to anyone who is willing to kill some time.