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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
I think I died reading this and will have to read it forever...
I loved Theo from the very beginning.
I found the core of the story interesting but...there are 500 useless pages in this book.
I can't believe the same person wrote this and The Secret History which is one of my favourites.
I loved Theo from the very beginning.
I found the core of the story interesting but...there are 500 useless pages in this book.
I can't believe the same person wrote this and The Secret History which is one of my favourites.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
favourite book of ALL TIME amazing beautiful thought provoking amazinf
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The last ~5% of The Goldfinch (particularly with Theo's conversations with Boris and Hobie) made the whole thing. Reading those same conversations without the whole story behind it would likely have fallen flat. It was an overall great journey along the way, but it did feel like it dragged at bits. I am definitely interested in reading more by this author.
I found my new favorite book. Fantastic story written exceptionally well. The images from this book will not dissipate easily.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Well I have to say I personally have never drawn such a sharp line between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ as you. For me: that line is often false. The two are never disconnected. One can’t exist without the other. As long as I am acting out of love, I feel I am doing the best I know how.”
“We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
“How do we know what’s right for us? Every shrink, every career counselor, every Disney princess knows the answer: "Be yourself." "Follow your heart."
“We can’t make ourselves want what’s good for us or what’s good for other people. We don’t get to choose the people we are.”
“How do we know what’s right for us? Every shrink, every career counselor, every Disney princess knows the answer: "Be yourself." "Follow your heart."
Only here's what I really, really want someone to explain to me.
What if one happens to be possessed of a heart that can't be trusted— ? What if the heart, for its own unfathomable reasons, leads one willfully and in a cloud of unspeakable radiance away from health, domesticity, civic responsibility and strong social connections and all the blandly-held common virtues and instead straight towards a beautiful flare of ruin, self-immolation, disaster?
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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
challenging
reflective
sad
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