I don't know how to rate this to be honest. Almost the entire time I was reading, I was so frustrated and bored. Donna Tartt tried almost too hard with all her symbolism and pretentious references. The book could have easily chopped off 100 (or more) pages and had the same effect. 

And yet, now that I'm done with it, the story is staying with me and I can't stop thinking about it. This is definitely one of those books that benefits from rereading, but it will be a while for me before that happens.