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The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt

Start date: November 1, 2021

Finish date: November 30, 2021

Discussion: November 2025 Group Read

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles: Pre-Reading Discussion
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles: Reviews by 2025 Reading Challengers
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Jul 16, 2015 Heidi rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, audiobook, abandoned

Pretty brutal. I liked the first 1/3 of the book, but I feel like this book could have been written in about 1/3 of the words. It feels very self-indulgent and its depressing without any promise of a payoff in the end.

I am ridiculously frustrated with the protagonist, who is incredibly selfish and seemingly without any redeeming qualities at this point. Just can't do it anymore. Abandoning this with the last third of it to go. Life is too short to spend any more time with Theo and his horribly ...more

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Aug 03, 2014 Jana rated it it was amazing

Shelves: audio-in-2014

I don't know if it is the narration or the story, I'm sure it's a mix of both but I love this book. It's one of those that makes me want to go to work so I can listen to it.

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May 31, 2014 Hannah rated it liked it

This is a long book, broken into parts. The first sections were fabulous. The writing was beautiful and the story compelling. However, I felt like the last half dragged on a bit and left me feeling cheated. I wanted more...without as many words. If profanity is a deal breaker for you, this would be a book to skip. The alcohol and drug abuse was a little disturbing, especially during their childhood.(less)

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