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From excited to being bored and the excited again and eventually snoozed between the pages, the most impressive thing for me about this book is its length. No wonder people said that The Goldfinch is very Dickensian and lengthy- it felt like it never ends! Some of the descriptions are very lovely and used effectively but lots of them are also too much for my taste.
Although the character development is pretty great and I can't help but falling for Theo (he's the perfect example of ...more
From excited to being bored and the excited again and eventually snoozed between the pages, the most impressive thing for me about this book is its length. No wonder people said that The Goldfinch is very Dickensian and lengthy- it felt like it never ends! Some of the descriptions are very lovely and used effectively but lots of them are also too much for my taste.
Although the character development is pretty great and I can't help but falling for Theo (he's the perfect example of ...more
My review is on Audible. I basically stated that the narrator was magnificent, the story was sad and memorable, but entirely too long. Too many nuances and repetitions and details that went on and on to the point of boredom.
I came here to check what others thought of this and am relieved to see that I'm not the only one who can't get behind the hype.
There's a decent story in there, but a) it's way too long and b) I found the main character Theo incredibly bland. I wish the book had been about Boris, who seemed to be a far more interesting (albeit slightly unbelievable) character. Although Theo thinks/whines/talks a lot as the I-Narrator, we still learn very little about him.
Spoilers ahead!
I found it very unbeliev ...more
There's a decent story in there, but a) it's way too long and b) I found the main character Theo incredibly bland. I wish the book had been about Boris, who seemed to be a far more interesting (albeit slightly unbelievable) character. Although Theo thinks/whines/talks a lot as the I-Narrator, we still learn very little about him.
Spoilers ahead!
I found it very unbeliev ...more
This book is beyond the realm of normal literary fiction, and contains a richness and depth that is rare. Tartt is just...a fantastic and brilliant writer. Her books are well researched and somehow both specific and universal, depressingly real and hopeful, magical and mundane. This book was a million pages long, and so so worth it. Tartt is up there with the great writers. Recommended for people who truly love to read, who really let themselves be immersed in their books, and who have the menta
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Only took me 3 1/2 months to finally finish this. I'm rating it three stars because there were parts that I loved, parts that I liked, and parts that I HATED. Theo was kind of the worst. Loved Boris.
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