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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

41 reviews

quinn24's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Racial slurs, Death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

viccocha's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Sexism, Murder, Cursing, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

maggie_bahnson's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Homophobia

pollymwright's review

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Infidelity, Grief, Mental illness, and Homophobia

coriblake's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Five stars, but a complicated five stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Racial slurs

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Homophobia

muukhom's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

After I finished The Secret History I buy this one immediately because I love Tartt’s writing and I’m glad to say she did not disappoint me

The length of the book kinda overwhelmed me at first but now that I finished it, it was not a long boring book with useless description or sub-plot. It was, in fact, a really fascinating book. Although I find that some part could be cut off but it was not irritating and still enjoyable. Would definitely reread it some time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug use, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Blood, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Medical trauma

bookshelf_of_jess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Homophobia

morbidanatomy's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Homophobia and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Fatphobia, and Xenophobia

yearningforpetrichor's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Reading this novel is like talking to a friend. Theo tells us a real, heartbreaking account of love, loss and well.. life. 

In this novel, Theo talks to us about the things he wants us to know. He changes the view point a little so we view him a little different. For example, he does NOT want us to see that he has feelings for a boy at all, so he’ll describe thing and then back track as best as he can or try to cover his back. It’s this raw humanlike quality that i love about this novel. The characters are flawed but human and its SO important and interesting to see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia

swaggynikki's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

This book is incredible. It's 800 pages and I read it in like two weeks in between homework and college apps, as in "in a time period where I really should not have had the time to read an 800 page book". I read it fast because I couldn't stand not to shove it into my brain like a feral creature starving for vivid scenery and homoerotic friendships and reflections on the human condition, and I read it fast so I could reflect on it as soon as possible, so I could read it again. I want to Know this book. I want to know it forwards and backwards and recognize all the symbols and hold them in my mind so I can notice them when I read it again. I finished the book by marathoning the last 2 chapters and for the rest of the evening I've had that spacey feeling where I can't get out of the headspace a book made for me. I'll probably reread the Vegas chapters, like, tomorrow of I'm being honest. I was surprised by how much of the book was unrelated to the Goldfinch and was more about Theo (and Boris) getting stupid high, but honestly I liked it. It felt all grimey and moralistic. 
My favorite aspects of the book:
1. Boris 
My least favorite aspects of the book:
2. The parts with no Boris
Like, I get it serves the narrative. But please. I love him. I love how unhinged and free he is. He's that typical "insane morally gray man" but he isn't morally gray! He's good and open and trusting and kind! I will be honest, the beginning of the book sets the scene wonderfully, but by page 150 I was just powering through like "where is he. where is he. where is he. where is he." Like, reading specifically for Boris just because I knew I would love him so much. I think the women in this book where kinda lacking, but not even in complexity, just in page time. The balance of characters was so good, the roles they played in his life were so good, the last section was so good. This book will stick with me and consume my mind and I'm happy about it. Ugh.
P.S. Popchyk being a crusty white dog was camp tbh. Yas queercoding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Homophobia