A review by babbieabbi
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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

I wanted to rate this book higher, because I really loved the first half of it. The prose was beautiful throughout the book. I enjoyed the plot and the characters were great. But I can’t rate this book much higher because it also had some drawbacks. The first was the length. It was way longer than needed, and most things were drawn out much longer than necessary, especially in the last half of the book. And while I found the book poetic and meaningful, the ending felt a little forced, a little too insightful (for lack of a better word) to match the rest of the book or to let me draw my own conclusions about what was meaningful. Overall I liked it, but I don’t think I would read it again
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