WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE
“The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind….Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction.” — Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review
Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his … that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don’t know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.
As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love—and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.
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First page attention grabber. Unusual “haunting” of protagonist. Liked the author’s message for the reader. Lots of unsavory and good characters. Large book.
A favorite author.
It was so good! Just a beautifully written story about an event in the main character’s live. Just a story that you really wanted to know all the little cracks and crannies. Great read.
My #1 favorite book. The detail in Donna Tartt’s writing is amazing! Definitely a must-read!!!!
This is the story of a boy named Theo Decker. At age 13, he survives a blast at a local NY museum that kills many people – including his mother. He is knocked out from the blast, and when he comes to, he is near an older gentleman and young girl he had seen while he and his mother were walking around the museum. The painting – The Goldfinch – …
Read it over and over
I got tired of this book. I do not recommend it. Save your time!
A masterpiece! I couldn’t put it down. Descriptive and gorgeously visual in style.
Liked it until the end – weak ending
For those few of you who somehow missed The Goldfinch, the best book you’ll read in a very long time, the kind that made you want to disengage from the rest of your life so you can just sit and read. It was very well written, as well as suspenseful. It also gives a true and clear portrait of what happens to a child who survives a cataclysmic …
None of the main characters were likable. The ending was unbearably preachy and lengthy.
Donna Tartt specializes in getting inside a person’s mind, in particular the mind of a child, and writes in great detail about the self-induced psychological torment a child can feel after a traumatic event. I like that she clearly respects children as reasonable, intelligent people. This book, like her book, “The Little Friend,” made me wish, …
I loved this book. I listened to it rather than read it (long car trip) and it was amazingly entertaining.
So we’ll written
I love the beginning and the end. I just didn’t love all the violence in the middle.
Very good I’ve gotten my friends to read it and they also like it.
I loved this epic tale. It possesses a great understanding of young people’s emotions & so many beautifully drawn characters. It’s not often that you find yourself loving the villain as much as the hero but the author portrays such nuanced characters that you care about what happens to all of them as much, if not more, than what happens to the …
Donna Tartt is an outstanding writer. She makes the reader feel as though he/she is part of the scene. The flow of her words and her descriptions are outstanding. Characterization and plot in this book make it well worth the read.
Very boring. The story went on and on and on in Las Vegas. Too repetitious. Unfulfilling ending.
Great metaphorical fiction. A pleasure to dive into.