Saturday, April 26, 2014

"The Goldfinch" (book review)

"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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