The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch

by Donna Tartt

I remember reading The Secret History and enjoying it, back in 2004. And even though it took 10 years for her to push out another novel, at least it was a really good one, worthy of the Pulitzer it took home in 2013.

One of my favorite qualities in a book is nice prose, and Tartt knows how to manipulate words and bend them to her will. Excellent descriptive writing, too. Of course, just as I enjoyed this, other people might want things left a little leaner. Meh. To each their own, but I really liked it.

The plot was original, if quirky, and some of the content would be a bit dicey for those that lean toward conservative subject matter. But I enjoyed it’s uniqueness and I really liked the core event in the book… I thought it was fantastic.

The writing and content was intelligent, modern, urban, hip…in touch. Really cool.

An easy 5 of 5 stars from this guy (pointing at myself).

A couple of my favorite quotes…

“…like tracer rounds going off in the jungle, lurid flares of highly detailed and emotionally complex material.”

“I think this goes more to the idea of ‘relentless irony’ than ‘divine providence.’”