Please tell me about the book The Goldfinch
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Anonymous
| Didn't realize it was sad. that might not be the best for the beach, but I already purchased it. I did also buy The Slaughterhouse Five which is supposed to have some humor. |
Anonymous
| Do a search here and there are a bunch of other threads about the Goldfinch also. My friend and I both read the secret history and liked it, she read the Goldfinch and hated it. |
Anonymous
If you want to read about rich artsy people in New York, then go for The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer. The Goldfinch was about 200 pages too long, IMHO. |
Anonymous
Hated the Interestings with a passion, liked the Goldfinch. If Secret History wasn't too slow for you, you'll be good with Goldfinch. |
Anonymous
| I loved the Goldfinch so much! The ending was pretty bad, but the prior 2/3 of the book made it worth it. |
Anonymous
| I loved Secret History, but the Goldfinch was slightly excruciating. |
Anonymous
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Hated the Goldfinch.
Totally could not finish it. Depressing and WAY TOO LONG! Writer needed an editor desperately. |
Anonymous
| OP, you probably know the book won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2013. If you want to know if you'll like it, read one of the NYT reviews. |
Anonymous
| The Interestings was a nice read but not even close to being on par with The Goldfinch. |
Anonymous
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Secret History is much better.
The Interestings is entertaining but felt like Judy Blume for adults IMO. |
Anonymous
Wolf Hall is by Hilary Mantel. Not Donna Tartt. |
Anonymous
| Long and boring. Only the first third is good |
Anonymous
| Way too long. I loved The Secret History but I almost stopped reading The Goldfinch. |