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Dark and depressing is not my normal fare, and 770+ pages is a lot of melancholy. But I enjoyed The Goldfinch, if not for its exceptional prose then almost in spite of it: the rambling, sometimes unbelievable, and omnipresent gloom is just the right literary tool to put readers in the same state of mind as the miserably unhappy and shockingly narcissistic Theo.
As the novel unfolds, we watch a normal, mostly happy boy lose his mother, battle grief, and become wracked with anguish and guilt. We f ...more
As the novel unfolds, we watch a normal, mostly happy boy lose his mother, battle grief, and become wracked with anguish and guilt. We f ...more
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!
Most of the time, I enjoyed the long descriptions, but there were other times when I found my mind wandering and having to read the same passage several times before I finally realized it didn't really contain anything important. I also found myself getting bored at times when Boris wouldn't stop talking (especially at the end). Overall though, I enjoyed the book. Even though it took me almost 4 weeks to read it, I found myself reading it must faster than I thought I would.
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Excellence!!!
Really it was a 3.5 star read. I loved some parts and other parts seemed to drag on, and on, and on, and on....
Apr 25, 2014
Jill
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Yusra Asaad
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