Book Review: The Goldfinch

The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
Review by Isabelle

A long, lyrical story of love, obsession and searching for comfort in all the wrong things. Strap in for vivid depictions of Art History, heroin, antiquing, bombings, Proust and Russian drug dealers. Like the rest of Tartt’s books, you’ll find characters you’ll either deeply love or deeply hate (I had the exciting experience of wanting to slap everyone but also hug them tenderly and send them to therapy), extended descriptions of characters’ day to day routines that fully immerse you in their lives, and simmering homoeroticism that the author may or may not have intended. Perfect for fans of M.L. Rio, Otessah Moshfegh and Barabara Kingsolver.