The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt REVIEW

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@constancecampbell4610 2 года назад

I read The Goldfinch when it first appeared. What sticks with me most vividly is the character of Boris. He was so alive and ultimately so infuriating. I also remember thinking the author was indulgent, but if I had her talent, I would probably be indulgent, too. My overall feeling about the book was that it was worth reading in spite of not having satisfied me. I hope that makes sense. Thank you for the review. I always enjoy your videos.

@CL-uc1kv Год назад

the goldfinch is honestly still one of my favourite books ever, has been since I first read it nearly 10 years ago. that not-boredom you describe is exactly why I love it.

@pedrosoares5993 2 года назад

The last time I've heard you mention your 'so' it was as fiancée, so congratulations for the next step! :-) About the books, I really look forward to reading both The Goldfinch and The Secret History. Both seem like the kind of book that would take me back to more romantic and "aesthetically naive" moments of my reading life, which is pretty nice by itself.

@TheBookchemist 2 года назад

Thank you :D

@jimlivengood3962 11 месяцев назад

Great review. DT is a favourite author of mine. I read "Goldfinch" ten years ago, and re-read it a month ago. I got a lot more out of it the second time. It could have been sluiced down a bit, like any long book. But, heck; it's Donna--I just pray she completes another novel soon--I ain't gettin' any younger.

@Rymbeld 2 года назад

I really like that you compared the ending to the ending of War and Peace. I had the exact same impression, although I feel Tolstoy pulled it off much better. I didn't feel that the message of The goldfinch was nearly as powerful. That said, it was very immersive and pulled me in with its strong senses of place. You're also dead on about her writing of male friendships. There are a lot of resonances in this novel for me on that axis.

@gregaiani2226 Год назад

I’ve never before looked up a review after after finishing a novel. However, I invested so much time and energy reading this book I felt I wanted to get “more” out of it. This review certainly gave me what I was looking for and many thanks. How did Theo meet up with Hobie? Something to do with The Ring…? but I missed it.

@veronicaholme803 Год назад

I completely agree with you on the “cake and eat it too” point. I also think that notion is true of The Secret History. It simultaneously calls out and revels in academia. In all of her work, Tartt seems to walks a fine line in which it is often impossible to distinguish deconstruction from further perpetuation of the relevant trope. That said, I still can’t get enough of it.

@sixtofive 2 года назад

It's been a while since I read this one but I remember having very mixed reactions. There were parts I absolutely loved. There were drawn out parts that got boring, and there were parts where I just wanted to yell at the characters to stop being ridiculous. Lol. Overall I enjoyed it. Long and complex, over complicated at times just like real life can be.

@suggestmeabook727 2 года назад

Just want to thank you for reviewing secret history last month. I read it after your review and loved it soooo much.

@TheBookchemist 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyd it :)

@spaceradish4000 2 года назад

I enjoyed both but more partial to the Goldfish. It's about time for Donna Tartt's next creation!

@SpringboardThought 2 года назад

I liked Goldfinch most of hers. Actually I like Tartts novels on the order of publication exactly, which is kind of a feat itself, I think. And initially I was slightly unconvinced as well. But I’ve thought of it incredibly often and settled very well. One of the few books I bumped from 4 to 5 on Goodsreads after a few months.

@indigo_diary 9 месяцев назад

Wonderful review. I've already finished reading the novel, but your thoughtful analysis deepened my appreciation of it. Thank you! I discovered your channel only yesterday and bingewatched several of your videos. You're a joy to listen to!

@TheBookchemist 8 месяцев назад

Thank you Milena!

@maryse8 2 года назад

Please do a review of Percival Everett's novel Erasure. He's one of the most underappreciated but interesting American writers working today.

@sandrae2398 Год назад

I just found your channel through Reddit and I absolutely love the way you talk about books :)

@jamesgwarrior1981 2 года назад

Plans to see the movie? I think it’s freakin awesome and underrated and misunderstood.

@Kawaiicreampuff12 2 года назад

Me too. It’s one of my favourites!

@eyesonindie 2 года назад

Thank you for this great review! I read The Goldfinch first and really enjoyed it - it's one of those books where the scenes and characters have stayed vivid in my head nearly ten years later. I read The Secret History many years after I read The Goldfinch, after several fellow fiction writers told me it was their favorite novel of all time. I think I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn't gone into it with such high expectations! I remember thinking, once I had finished it....really? Favorite novel of ALL time?!?!?

@bookerbooker6317 2 года назад

I much preferred the secret history to the goldfinch. Goldfinch felt cliched to me, it didn't add anything to my life. But maybe this is because I read the secret history when I was a teenager and goldfinch when I was in my 20s.

@anastasiasafronova 2 года назад

I already wrote a rather long comment on the Secret History video, where I also mentioned why I liked and didn't like all Tartt's books. To add to that, I agree with everything what you are saying here, especially the part about enjoying separate sentences, which are absolutely masterfully written, but having issues with the overall book structure and the author's choice of what to spend time on and what to touch just briefly. Another thing which I totally agree on is the feeling of confusion where what's being communicated is truly deep, or it's a bad attempt to make it seem deep.

@Jbirdsprings 2 года назад

I love Donna Tartt. Thanks for another insightful and wonderful analysis

@jeremy1350 2 года назад

The Goldfinch is the BEST book I've ever read !! Pulitzer Prize Winner. I LOVED this book. It has all the necessary elements to make it a Pulitzer winner !! I read the Secret History also, but I did not feel the same when I finished reading it. I loved the fact that she hit the all important "HOLY SHIT" moments (the moment is only 1 sentence long!!) The same thing happens in "The Sympathizer" written by Viet Thanh Nguyen

@ConstantGardener-q9q 9 месяцев назад

I had absolutely no patience for the book.

@TheJudgeandtheJury 2 года назад

Hey great review! Just wanted to let you know I made a review of Infinite Jest and mentioned you and Ryan from fortheloveofryan. Cheers! Looking forward to new videos.

@ThePortjumper 2 года назад

I've never read any Donna Tartt, sounds interesting, thanks for the review.

@Grace-ju1gp Год назад

What a review, wow. Just wow

@livtupi 2 года назад

I'm in my donna tartt era now after reading the secret history and the little friend, so i want to read the goldfinch so baaad

@algreene2254 2 года назад

Really enjoy your reviews. I am reading my way towards the Goldfinch. Is that a V t-shirt? Very cool...Cheers

@bumblebeeatbreadloaf1286 2 года назад

Interesting review, thanks

@ChristianLemon Год назад

Great review

@TK-kf8zc Год назад

I read The Secret History in my 20s and loved it. I read The Goldfinch much later and found it too long and sophomoric.

@andrewrussell2845 2 года назад

I'm definitely in a minority here but I really didn't get on with this book. Whilst the premise is intriguing, cliched, almost cartoonish male characters (particularly Boris), female characters that were instantly forgettable, unbelievable subplots that stretched my credulity , the lazy references to pop culture and the degree to which it needs editing all took away from it.

@fadista7063 2 года назад

The more I hear about this book the more inclined I am to avoid it for the kinds of reasons you give here. Maybe if I happen upon it in a used bookstore I might get it but I don't think it is one I will seek out.

@tanimal3964 Год назад

I couldn't finish it, Boris was soo ridiculously unbelievable as a character especially considering his age. She essentially took everything a pretentious fart sniffer would find interesting and crammed in into a teenage boy.

@goodyeoman4534 Год назад

I read it after my mum lent me her copy. I enjoyed it. But it's too long. Lots of nice passages, with rich, metaphorical prose. Plenty of Dickensian overtones. The main character was very unlikeable, in my opinion, and is difficult to root for.