Reviews

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

turtletonga's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition

4.0

I'm gonna give this 4.5 stars. I loved this book. I also kind of blew threw it and DID NOT feel like it was 800 pages. This lady's writing is so descriptive I felt like I was watching a movie the whole time. Sometimes I don't picture every single room or person or retail in a book, but I most definitely did with this book. Love.

clumsy_fae's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

phoenix13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

lunarflare's review against another edition

5.0

it is 3:53 am and i am sobbing. review later.

edit: it is largely hozier’s tweet:
“Oh yeah things are shitty all over but that lingering 20 year knowledge of your old childhood friend's land-line number can only be credited to love's enduring nature.” truly.

theodore decker is an endlessly fascinating character and donna tartt is one of the best authors i’ve had the honor of encountering. it IS an honor to love what death doesn’t touch <3

allisa's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

tildy08's review against another edition

4.0

I liked the overall premise of the book, but the last 10ish pages killed me to read. It was rambly I had to skim/skip. Overall, I enjoyed it though!

cecefaulkner's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

No one talk to me

lyn_g's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

kgarcia84's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0