The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Now if you are an art lover and find pleasure in the musty world of antiques, let Theo take you down that road in this compelling and intriguing Donna Tartt novel. With language so polished and a plot so thick, no wonder Donna finds herself right up there in most best sellers lists and goes and wins the Pulitzer Prize.
Theo’s world shatters one April morning. The only thing that keeps him together is this tiny yellow bird that looks at Theo from the perch it has been chained to. Theo’s first person narrative plunges the reader into the underworld of art crimes. It’s engrossing, riveting and keeps the reader on the edge. Theo’s obsession and recklessness does get irritating sometimes. But, once you have started, you just need to know where it all ends.
Tartt has an amazing way of portraying sorrow, defiance, intrigue and the complexities of relationships.
A must read!!!!
Rating- 4/5
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
Published by Little, Brown and Company
Pulitzer Prize-2014( fiction)
771 pages
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Artika Aurora Bakshi
Artika Aurora Bakshi is the author of five well-acclaimed children’s books,My Little Sikh Handbook, My Little Sikh Handbook 2: Ardas, My Little Sikh Handbook: Travel Journal, My Little Sikh Handbook: The Mighty Sikh Empire, My Little Handbook of Feelings, and an anthology of stories, Hold On To Me. Her first story, set in Amritsar, during the pre-Partition period, All She Had Left, was published on Story Mirror.
Her short stories have been published on Kitaab.
She co-manages thegoodbookcorner.com, a manuscript help and book review site. Her passion for reading has led her to helping other writers with their manuscripts.
She is a Contributing Editor for Nishaan, and the Associate Editor for SLIM Marketer.
She comes from a family of lawyers and has a master’s degree in International Banking & Finance.
A regular at the Galle Literary Festival and The Ceylon Literary and Art Festival, Artika’s articles and book reviews have featured in the Daily Mirror, Daily News, The Ceylon Chronicle, and various blogs, such as, talkingcranes.com, sikhchic.com, sikhnet.com.
An avid reader, Artika runs an online book club with a membership base of over 600 members.
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