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Donna Tartt's love for Charles Dickens shines through in The Goldfinch (but don't let that dissuade you--she's inspired by Dickens, not imitating). In this bildungsroman, Theo Decker experiences the unfathomable when at thirteen years old. He and his mother go to the MET, and the museum is bombed in a terrorist attack. Theo's mother dies, and he is left without a caretaker (his father abandoned them the previous year). In the attack, he takes the famous painting, "The Goldfinch." He also takes a
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I’m sorry but this book took me over a year to finish because I really couldn’t stand it. I’m clearly very over reading books about sad white privileged males who complain about everything. To note - I typically don’t enjoy modern American Fiction, so perhaps I should of known better.
This is a book about grief. It is excellent. Maybe a bit too into itself, but the world building and character development: top notch. I loved it.
My goal was to read 1 REALLY GOOD book per month this year and I have been stuck on this book for sooooo long. Part of it is in Las Vegas and I hate Las Vegas / the idea of Las Vegas and the soullessness of this part of the book. I know it's only a couple hundred pages but it is so far from pleasurable to read that I feel dread when I think about picking it up. I am giving up. :/
Then I can read something I actually want to read. ...more
Then I can read something I actually want to read. ...more
Aug 09, 2016
Rachel
marked it as to-read
May 18, 2017
Chris Topher
marked it as to-read
Dec 31, 2022
Tori
marked it as to-read
