I wanted it to be a complete surprise, and that’s how I would recommend reading it. I made a point of not reading any of the hype beforehand (which was incredibly difficult to avoid considering it won a Pulitzer Prize and has received columns upon columns of literary critique), and didn’t even read the blurb on the back cover. I don’t know where to begin in terms of sharing some insight on what the story is about. Deciding on what to read next is impossible as it’s going to be such a hard act to follow.

I knew I would be disappointed when it was over, and I am. I realise how pretentious that sounds, but it’s true. Instead I wanted to savour every word and indulge in the beauty of the writing, as well as the story. It took me a while to get through, and that’s partly due to its sheer size and my limited reading time, but largely because it’s so exquisitely written that I didn’t want to rush it. It consumed my every thought while I was reading it, and is continuing to haunt me now that I’ve finished it. Little did I know that resolution would be completely thrown out the window when I picked up Donna Tartt’s epic new novel The Goldfinch…but hand on heart, it was completely worth breaking my target for.īooks like The Goldfinch come along once in a blue moon. OL16809803W Page_number_confidence 96.35 Pages 796 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.11 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210416102636 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 454 Scandate 20210406111241 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780316055437 Tts_version 4.At the beginning of the year, one of my many resolutions was to try and read at least one book a month. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 03:00:48 Boxid IA40088620 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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