![]() ![]() ![]() "The Goldfinch", follows Theo Decker from childhood to young-adulthood after his mother dies in a terrorist attack at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and he escapes with the titular painting by Carel Fabritius. I think it may be because these books are essentially exactly what I would have wanted to read as a pretentious teenager, and I'm allowing myself to indulge in that. I can see how these elements may be grating to some people, but I enjoy them immensely. ![]() I previously loved "The Secret History", and I enjoyed this Tartt novel for many of the same reasons: the allusions to art and philosophy, the intrigue of crime, the amoral and grandiose characters, the combination of ennui and unfulfilled glorious purpose. This is one of the new 2018 editions to the list, and I feel like it was a justified addition. I couldn't find this book in the index list or when searching previous discussions: so I guess I'm making it now! (let me know if I goofed on this, so I can move this to the right place :)): ![]()
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