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A review by kghunter
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Tartt’s writing is magnificent, I blew through this book not as much because of the story itself, even though it was great, but more so because of her writing style itself.
Her character development methods are really powerful in their ability to convey the complexity of the human experience. Tartt’s storytelling in this novel provides refreshing observations from a multitude of angles on the impacts and outcomes of both compassion and trauma to a persons psyche, worldview, and ultimately their capacity for connection, intimacy, and introspection.
Lastly, I very much enjoyed the ending. I don’t normally enjoy a book this much and also feel total resolution in its completion but to me the ending felt perfectly executed. I lent it out to a coworker of mine who had previously mentioned he likes art history as soon as I finished it (which is another way of saying I gave it away because one must never lend out books without comfort in the knowledge that it will likely never be returned) because I immediately wanted more people to experience the joy of reading this book!
Her character development methods are really powerful in their ability to convey the complexity of the human experience. Tartt’s storytelling in this novel provides refreshing observations from a multitude of angles on the impacts and outcomes of both compassion and trauma to a persons psyche, worldview, and ultimately their capacity for connection, intimacy, and introspection.
Lastly, I very much enjoyed the ending. I don’t normally enjoy a book this much and also feel total resolution in its completion but to me the ending felt perfectly executed. I lent it out to a coworker of mine who had previously mentioned he likes art history as soon as I finished it (which is another way of saying I gave it away because one must never lend out books without comfort in the knowledge that it will likely never be returned) because I immediately wanted more people to experience the joy of reading this book!