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[quote=Anonymous]I loved The Goldfinch. It was one of my favorite books of the year, along with Orphan Master's Son. I loved that the descriptions in The Goldfinch were so rich. I just finished reading On Such A Full Sea, which has a sparer, more modern descriptive style, which feels cold to me compared to a book like The Goldfinch. All the reviewers said that Donna Tartt had a Dickensian style in The Goldfinch, so because I enjoyed it so much I went and read Great Expectation. I haven't read Dickens since 7th grade. I could see the similarities in the richness of description, and the mix of realistic and fabulous plotlines. I was really excited to read The Interestings, and I like the beginning, but I felt like she just gave up 2/3 and the ending was nothing. As a middle aged woman myself, it seemed like it should have some emotional resonance for me, but it just felt hollow. [/quote]
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