Sara answers “A lot of reviewers have called this book...”

Ami asked this question about The Goldfinch:

A lot of reviewers have called this book "Dickensian." What is it about The Goldfinch that reminds everyone of Charles Dickens so much?

Sara So very very long, just like Dickens. I decided I can't rate this book because while it was entertaining it just didn't go anywhere. I kept checking t…moreSo very very long, just like Dickens. I decided I can't rate this book because while it was entertaining it just didn't go anywhere. I kept checking the corner of my Kindle where it tells you how far you are in the book and it never seemed to move. At about 55% I just gave up. We were never going to go anywhere. The story had leapt 8 years into the future and Theo was still fucking up, and now he was fucking up so that his beloved mentor - the only adult that had a positive loving influence on his life besides his mother - was now getting dragged into the muck. I just couldn't anymore. But I sure tried! (less)

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