From the Bookshelf of 2016 Reading Challenge Group…

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

Start date: March 17, 2016

Finish date: April 18, 2016

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Mar 16, 2016 Carol rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2016-rcg-reading-challenge-group

There are many reviews written about the Goldfinch. Some praise and some criticize. I will say that i enjoy reading a long novel especially a well written one. Some of the words used to write this novel are beautiful and well scripted. Some of the words are overly boringly descriptive.
This is Theo's story over twenty years. It is definitely a coming of age story. There are lots of drugs and drug dealing and connections to crime. There is much about art and the world of art, New York City, antiqu ...more

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Dec 30, 2013 badcat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, cheers, amazing-escape

what a wonderful story with memorable, complex characters. I loved this novel--what a fantastic escape! I was sucked in from the beginning. and the meditations on loss and grief and healing are just wonderful. I really enjoy her writing, and this novel gave me a lot to think about and reflect on. I loved the character of Hobie and appreciated his views on things, and Boris cracked me up. I also just loved how the story fit together. it seems like the people who didn't enjoy it prefer other genre ...more

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Apr 02, 2014 Jill rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: listening-to, art-art-history

Well I finally finished this one. I enjoyed the art talk, learning a bit about the painting and such, but I think the book was a tad bit winded and could have been done in less than 773 pages. Theo got on my nerves at times and the drug issues got to me. Overall, it was an okay book and I'm happy to have read it. ...more

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Apr 15, 2014 Jen rated it really liked it

Shelves: book-club

Tartt is an excellent, descriptive writer. I really felt that I was put into the place that she was writing about -- Las Vegas felt very different from New York and Amsterdam. There were some exciting twists and turns, but at times, the story dragged on.

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