"The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt
Published October 2013, 771 pages (hardcover)
Read: December 2013-March 2014
At
nearly 800 pages, this book was too long for my taste BUT.....what a
worthy read! Excellent character development, especially regarding the
inner workings of the main character, Theo Decker, with all of his
existential angst and concern about doing right by people he cares
about. Even in his most self-destructive moments, there's an underlying
gentleness to him. The humanity of the characters and what they've been
through is the driving force of this wonderful novel. It's a story about
friendship, love, loss, emotional pain, loneliness, and redemption.
There are few novels written today with as much poetic depth, beauty,
and exquisite detail as this one by Donna Tartt. If you don't mind
slowly taking this story in like sipping a fine wine, indulge your
literary taste buds with "The Goldfinch."
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