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Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol
A part of me hoped this was just due to Tartt being a less experienced writer at the time of the book's release. So, I decided to give her a second chance and read her third published novel, The Goldfinch. And my god, were the improvements noticeable.
Read the full review at My Cluttered Bookshelf.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent
There were also numerous times where I felt like we were gearing up for an ending only to check the audiobook and realize that somehow I still had 13 hours left. As I got to the end, I started to have my usual audiobook thoughts of “maybe I’d like this more if I read with my eyes,” especially with the discussions about the importance of art to the human experience. But I’m not sure I would’ve had the endurance for this book in print. And when it does finally end, it feels very
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Deportation
"God has tortured Theo plenty. If suffering makes noble, then he is a prince." - Boris, The Goldfinch
I have to be honest: this book was just a pile of BS.
Look, I respect Donna Tartt's decision of taking 10 years to write a novel, but not if NOTHING happens in it! And especially if it takes 800 pages!
The story goes like this: a little bastard called Theodore Finch loses his mother and steals a painting as an added cliché. There are a few other events too, but those are the main ones. Honestly, Donna, just stop gallivating around the place if you're not keeping the reader entertained.
I loved Donna Tartt's writing style, but her execution just sucks. She'd probably grow twice in popularity if she halved her novels and quickened up the pace. The novel dragged on, I am not joking!
Honestly, a big no from me if you hate slow-paced novels where nothing happens. My attention span was screaming at me.
Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent