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[quote=Anonymous]God, I hated The Children's Book.  I actually wondered for a minute if I'd written the PP's post about it being one of the few books she'd never finished, but I don't live in Takoma Park.  For what it's worth, I didn't love Cutting for Stone, either.  I also have enjoyed some of Ken Follet's books, but there is no way on earth you can compare the writing of his Century Trilogy to The Goldfinch.  The Century Trilogy books read like a third-grader wrote them, in comparison.  They're just plain bad.

I loved The Goldfinch.  I just re-read The Secret History because it was $2.99 on Amazon and didn't think it held up as well over time--I spotted so many plot flaws and things that distracted me from the story that I don't recall noticing the first time around.  But it's still a good read.

One of the few other books I loved like I did The Goldfinch was The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.  I've re-read that several times over the years and always love it just as much.

I also recently read The Woman Who Lost Her Soul, by Bob Shacochis.  It's also huge, sprawling, and dense, but not quite as lyrical.  And it's harder to love the characters than those in The Goldfinch.  But I really enjoyed it.

It's more of a sparse, lyrical, dreamy read, but I adored The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli.  Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost is similar.[/quote]

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