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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?

skketch Because there are too many words and redundancy. Dickens was paid by the word and for me, even before reading the reviews calling it Dickensian, I wro…moreBecause there are too many words and redundancy. Dickens was paid by the word and for me, even before reading the reviews calling it Dickensian, I wrote in my book journal that it was like Dickens in the number of words. I even commented to my daughter who recommended the book, that I wondered if she was getting paid by the word. After the blast at the museum, she went on and on about his head, his fear, the smells, the environment, etc and it got tedious. Okay, there was a blast and he was stricken by it. I get it. You don't need page after page talking about it. I think it could have been about 300 pages less. (less)

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