The Goldfinch
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By Donna Tartt
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
Theo Decker, aged thirteen, is left alone in the world after surviving a catastrophe that kills his only close relative – his mother – and tears him away from everything he knows. Tormented by grief, drifting from home to home, he grows increasingly obsessed with a small, enchanting work of art which dominates his imagination and ultimately draws him, as an adult, into a much darker life than he could ever have foreseen.
‘A masterpiece’ The Times
‘Astonishing’ Guardian
‘Superb’ Daily Mail
‘A gripping page turner’ Independent on Sunday
‘A triumph’ Stephen King
‘Dazzling’ New York Times
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A deserving prize winner of a novel. I had no preconceptions about it when I started except it was recommended and I had been wanting to read it for a while but it was everything people said - gripping, perfectly written and, in places, deeply touching. You end up believing that Theo Decker is real.
I finished The Goldfinch this morning, and the only reason I'm pleased that it's over is that I will no longer have to carry it around with me!
This is my first Donna Tartt novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The vivid descriptions of people and place, and intense emotions experienced by the characters, gave the book a dreamlike quality.
You do not need to have a passion for art to understand the profound impact the titular piece has on Theo and others in the book, their experience is so well imagined that you feel part of it.
