prematurecrone 's review for:

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

3.0

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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While reading this, I often thought about David Copperfield. It was funny when one of the characters mentions Dickens because I had already been thinking that though he brought up Oliver and the artful daughter instead. Having read David Copperfield, I can say that this seems to me like it's contemporary so long or cousin. I enjoyed the first good bit but by maybe 2/3 of the way through it really started dragging a bit with monologues. I get it, they were written in a way that sounded very realistic, I could imagine people speaking those words, But unfortunately it also brought with it a reiteration of lines and word vomit, so to speak, so that it became kind of difficult to stay engaged. By the end, I was just kind of ready for it to be over. It's not to say I didn't find the characters interesting, I think it just maybe went on a little too long. Also I was hoping the conclusion might mention Popchyk. 😆 I will say that I also really enjoy antiques so I found the rather in-depth descriptions interesting at first but then it felt like it was sometimes a little too much and got to be a little overwhelming and I kind of just wanted to get back to the action.