A review by athenacomplex
The Goldfinch: A Novel by Donna Tartt

challenging 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

3.0

eh, the long-winded reflective passages about the meaning of life which likely won it a pulitzer seemed forced and felt more obnoxious than genuine musings; the boris arc was odd and underdeveloped; theo’s PTSD from the climax of the novel strangely kind of disappeared after its one chapter