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Stunning prose. Fascinating characters. Plods along extremely slow for a good 300 pages but ultimately redeems itself.
Aug 05, 2019
Leslie Jerkins
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it was amazing
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I’m still processing this. Donna Tartt is a genius though.
I listened to this on audiobook, and I'm glad, because I don't think I would have gotten through parts of it without the forward motion of the narrator. Pittu was great - lots of distinct voices, not over-the-top but certainly emotional when needed, a little weaker on the women's voices than the men's. He's not my favorite audiobook talent out there, but still very strong.
However, I have so many mixed emotions about this book itself. Parts of it was excellent and interesting and engaging and tho ...more
However, I have so many mixed emotions about this book itself. Parts of it was excellent and interesting and engaging and tho ...more
This Bildungsroman story starts with a young Theo Decker (I can’t help but picture him being played by a young Peter Billingsley) surviving a bombing of the Met while his mother does not. Theo takes one of the most famous paintings in the world with him (The Goldfinch) on his way as he crawls from the rubble. As he is only a young teen at the start of the story, he desperately attempts to keep the painting hidden from the various adults he stays with, for himself to look at occasionally until he
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Thank you to everyone who recommended The Goldfinch and continued to do so. I downloaded the book months ago, always planning to read it at some point. I kept seeing in pop up as a favorite so I decided yesterday that it was my next read. Although a long book, I finished it within two days as I had to know what happened. Thank you again or I would have missed out on a great read!
I really really liked most of it, but the last few chapters were so painfully boring that it sort of ruined everything that came before. I felt like the author was beating me over the head with what she wanted the reader to take away from the book.
I'm wavering between 3 and 4 stars for this one. This was a daunting audiobook, approximately triple the length of the ones I usually listen to, but it didn't drag on like I worried it would. There was some really beautiful stuff in here, but I also got very tired of Theo, especially when it came to detailing his drug use. If you can stomach the 32 hours running time, the audio version is quite good - the narrator has very distinct voices for all the characters.
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Couldn't put this down. Really captivating, complex story that reads quickly.
Slightly strange final chapter, preachy almost, but ultimately I appreciated the ideas stated, so I was fine with it. ...more
Slightly strange final chapter, preachy almost, but ultimately I appreciated the ideas stated, so I was fine with it. ...more
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