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The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

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. Week 21: Loved by Parent

* Week 21: Progress Post
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* Week 21: Introduction
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Feb 06, 2015 Ana rated it liked it

Well written but when you finish reading, what? I don't find a drug addicted brat interesting at all, even if he is hiding a famous primitive Flemish at home. In fact, the painting hardly appears along the 800-odd pages of the book, and when it does it is in the middle of a Sylverster Stallone's-like fight against... Summarizing, it is long and in many instances boring, it has an excess of almost 400 pages, most of which I found myself skipping once and again. This is a very well written book, b ...more

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Jun 09, 2020 Indira rated it it was amazing

Disclaimer : It is long. I could relate to Theo who was spiralled into a new world after a catastrophe. His love for and loss of his mom sends him on a riveting journey through arts, antiques and the criminal underworld. There are others ofcourse who will stay etched throughout the story - Hobbie, the epitome of love, Boris, the movie like brat, Pippa - the next door angel and so on!

Loved the journey and loved Donna Tart’s style of a ‘poetic yet pragmatic’ choice of narrative. But, yes, I have ...more

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Jan 15, 2020 Erika rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, ficton, 2020, coming-of-age, art, new-york

This book is not going to be for everybody, but I have always been a fan of a slow burn novel and this is one of the finest examples. This is my first time reading a Donna Tartt book and I loved her sophisticated ,yet easily accessible writing style so much. This story is a reminder that life can be so hard, but there is so much beauty that we encounter along the way that it makes all the struggling worthwhile. Loved it.

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Oct 13, 2016 Lisa Michalski rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, audiobooks

For some reason I couldn't get past the first 10% or so. Maybe it was the scene in the museum, on audiobook seeming to take up days of my time. Fast forward a year or so, and I'm very glad I decided to try it again!! Not that I don't have my quibbles, mostly with the secondary characters, but all in all a much more exciting book that I thought it would be. ...more

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