Reviews

O Pintassilgo by Donna Tartt

tilly_thecat's review against another edition

1.0

Do you want to spend 30 hours of your life reading a book with zero character development or plot? How about one that has some moderately interesting characters, but only spends a brief amount of time on them and instead focuses on the dullest and most unlikeable one? Do you like art history, but only the boring parts? Do you also like alcohol and narcotics? Then this book is for you!

Seriously, the synopsis makes this book sound way more interesting than it is. The only way I got through it is because it took me several months to read, and after putting it down I forgot how boring it was.

ppaper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

jordansreadingrealm's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

hvv's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

The first part of the book was really enjoyable, but after that Tartt starts to ramble - this book was over 800 page, and it really couldn’t have been half the length without the unnecessary words that Tartt decided to include. I found the final chapter very impactful, and Tartt’s writing really does shine through here - she is a phenomenal writer as displayed by a stream of consciousness rambling from a nihilistic main character. I still haven’t quite decided if i liked or hated this book, so rating it a 3 for now. 

willywill0620's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

danteflorez's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

cant think of a better torture than spending almost 800 pages inside theo decker's head rn

afinla22a's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

tiredjellyfish's review against another edition

3.0

I have so many thoughts about this book I can’t tell if I liked it or hated it

elvispelvis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

laliedemarest's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0