This is a book that will haunt you in the best sense of that word. Ignore the snarky reviews that claim the book is defective because it has a young protagonist. So did "Catcher in the Rye," and several of Mark Twain's novels. Having a young protagonist does not make this book a "Harry Potter-style, children's book," as several of the book's most famous critics have asserted. The Goldfinch is a story of a young man who is lost emotionally and mentally after his mother is killed in a terrorist bombing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He survived, and events occurred during the bombing and its aftermath that unfold in the book. I loved this book, and I loved the flawed and wonderful characters that Donna Tartt brought to life, including the artist who painted the Goldfinch, and his vulnerable little bird. If you love to read good books, you will love this book
Print Length: 760 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (October 22, 2013)
Publication Date: October 22, 2013
Sold by: Hachette Book Group
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