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?
Sandy Dickensian compare seems fair, but I would say Dostoyevsky comes to my mind, The Brothers Karamazov, in particular.
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NYCswede I wholeheartedly agree, it has the Epic qualities of a great Russian novel. I keep comparing The Goldfinch to Tolstoy's War & Peace. ...more
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