The Goldfinch
Author: Donna Tartt
ISBN-13: 9780316055444
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 2015
- Shelves
- Read Would Read Again
- One Sentence Summary
- A sweeping, Dickensian tale about Theo Decker, the survivor of a bombing at a New York art museum, who steals a famous painting and is drawn into the criminal underworld while grappling with grief and identity.
- Why I Chose This Book
- I generally love books set in New York City and was looking for something with a strong sense of place. Ended up getting bonus Las Vegas atmosphere, too.
- Any surprises?
- SPOILER ALERT! The book is in three parts, the last of which is a heist thriller almost-action-movie sequence crescendo.
- Lingering Questions
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How do the conditions of our upbringing shape our identities and life paths?
- Tags
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atmospheric character-driven literary fiction