The Goldfinch
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (765 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00ELMSEJC |
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| Number of Pages | : | 544 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Several GREAT novellas in one very long book! I won't go into the plot since everyone will know it. My concern whenever I'm given or purchase a very long book is, "Will it keep me engaged?" and is it worth the weeks it will take me to finish it?"The answer with THE GOLDFINCH is "Yes!" and "Sorta!"To me, the book is divided into sections or novellas--the explosion, living with the wealthy family, moving to Vegas, etc.The brilliant opening section immediately kept me engaged--I think the explosion and Theo's experience and recovery is some of the be. "I Really Tried. Really." according to Kathleen Kaufman. I wanted to love this book so badly.**beware of spoilers ahead**I loved The Goldfinch up until Theo went to Vegas. From that point on I steadily began losing sympathy. The premise is fascinating, the description of the destruction, his emotional devastation, the aftermath of a horrible tragedy - all this was riveting. However, the further Theo sunk into a drug/alcohol induced haze, the more I began wishing that someone would just find the friggin' painting and put us all out of our misery. It's not tha. I am stunned I love the art and beauty of the way this author paints the written page. She is amazing! The story is like train wreck,scary and bloody and awesome but you cannot look away. I read this huge book in I am stunned Kindle Customer I love the art and beauty of the way this author paints the written page. She is amazing! The story is like train wreck,scary and bloody and awesome but you cannot look away. I read this huge book in 48 hours.I am sure I will think of it for a long to time. Right now it is a train wreck that I am reeling fro but after some time I am sure in my mind it will be a work of art. It would make a great movie if Hollywood would do it justice and not butcher it. I am going tone thinking about this one a lot and. 8 hours.I am sure I will think of it for a long to time. Right now it is a train wreck that I am reeling fro but after some time I am sure in my mind it will be a work of art. It would make a great movie if Hollywood would do it justice and not butcher it. I am going tone thinking about this one a lot and
It begins with a boy. It combines unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and breathtaking suspense, while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art. It is a beautiful, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.. Audie Award Winner, Solo Narration - Male, 2014Audie Award Winner, Literary Fiction, 2014The author of the classic best-sellers The Secret History and The Little Friend