Marika P. answers “I'm 75% of the way through this book and...”

Stephanie asked this question about The Goldfinch:

I'm 75% of the way through this book and am really struggling with it. I'm finding it incredibly drawn out for little reward - is it worth finishing?

Marika P. Elliott At 67 percent I asked myself the same question. The book seemed to be the story of a young boy with too many bad breaks, turned drug addict, however, …moreAt 67 percent I asked myself the same question. The book seemed to be the story of a young boy with too many bad breaks, turned drug addict, however, the thread that kept me going was the painting. The defeatist attitude toward life and the lack of any good decisions, all soured my outlook on the book. I too think the author could have kept a lot of her pontificating to her journal and moved a little faster through the plot before boring us to death and making us wish for a quicker resolution. I kept checking to see how many more pages I had left to read as the story grew tiresome. Finally, I skipped two or three chapters and never noticed the drop. Don’t doubt it was award worthy but length doesn’t equal quality. 6;000 pages to tell us life sucks but find those vocal specks of joy and beauty in the dead space. COVID has taught us well enough.(less)

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