The Goldfinch

"This coming-of-age story about navigating loss and finding beauty in unexpected places fits Steve Kerr's interest in narratives of resilience and personal growth. It aligns with his practice of recommending books that offer deep character studies."

"Winner"

"It feels like cheating to put Donna Tartt’s extraordinary third novel in a “books of the year” list. And yet, there are few 800-page novels in the world that, immediately after finishing, I have felt the urge to pick up from the beginning again in a desperate attempt to repeat the experience. The Goldfinch begins with a shocking and tragic event that leaves 13-year-old Theodore Decker without a parent and in possession of a stolen Dutch masterwork. Winding its way through Manhattan, Las Vegas, Amsterdam — all dark and druggy and dreamy and bleak — Goldfinch is the rare novel that prompts you to read a beautiful sentence out loud even as you gobble it whole for the plot. A great big Victorian novel that is still distinctively 21st century, it’s a book that practices what it preaches: great art seduces, obsesses, and yet, connects."

"I still have The Goldfinch there because I loved it so much."

"People have such high expectations for Donna’s novels because they come around so rarely, and she knocked this one out of the park."

"One of them would definitely be Donna Tartt's "The Goldfinch." It fits the above criteria perfectly."

"I love a vacation binge-read — I read all 800 pages of "The Goldfinch" in Greece."

"I was dazzled by the brilliance of "The Goldfinch," by Donna Tartt, a masterpiece of characterization, plot, technical artistry combined with exquisite heartbreaking understanding of loss, love and art."