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The Goldfinch

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Becky

Mar 12, 2014 Becky rated it did not like it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I guess some of this is spoiler-y, so be forewarned.

I was inspired to come back and write my review after hearing that The Goldfinch won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, because I really did not like this book.

I empathized with Theo as an early adolescent, but MAN were the Vegas chapters bleak and repetitive. Oh, cool, more drugs, more alcohol, more vomiting everywhere and staring up at the stars and thinking that all of your thoughts are amazing when they really just sound like the thoughts of ...more

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Ghoti

Oct 17, 2014 Ghoti added it

Less depressing than her others, but also less gripping. I liked it well enough, but The Secret History is a lot to live up to!

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Jan 02, 2014 Amy Richard marked it as to-read

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Jan 02, 2014 Anna rated it really liked it

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Jan 07, 2014 Janie marked it as to-read

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Apr 08, 2014 Donna marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Apr 11, 2014 Evalyn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Apr 20, 2014 Mary rated it did not like it

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May 10, 2014 Rac marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Jun 12, 2014 Kelly marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Jun 19, 2014 Linnea rated it it was amazing

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Jun 22, 2014 Nefret rated it really liked it

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Aug 08, 2014 Lorisse is currently reading it

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Nov 10, 2014 Jeanne Bufkin marked it as to-read

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Dec 13, 2024 Rachel Stevens rated it liked it

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Christy McKenna

Jan 11, 2016 Christy McKenna marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Feb 03, 2016 April marked it as to-read

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Jul 15, 2024 Stacie rated it really liked it

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Jun 07, 2016 Sarah rated it it was amazing

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Sep 02, 2025 Kristen rated it it was amazing

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Jul 13, 2016 Mychal V marked it as to-read

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Jul 15, 2017 Stephanie rated it liked it

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Jul 06, 2017 Teri is currently reading it

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Sep 14, 2017 Rachel rated it it was amazing

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Jan 09, 2018 Jaime marked it as to-read

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Aug 13, 2019 April marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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Aug 27, 2019 Cathy marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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