I feel so accomplished finishing this book!!

I'm also so happy that I started reading Donna Tartt, the writing is really wonderful and I will definitely be reading more by them. The Goldfinch, specifically, had some amazing moments. I love the atmosphere that Tartt built and following these characters for a such a long period of time was such a treat! The exploration of trauma and the ways Art affects lives were by far my favourite part.

That said, I think the book could have easily been 400-500 pages and it would be just as wonderful, seeing as some parts reallyyyy dragged out. And the ending was too much "here's a dump of philosophical things for you" for me to care. It felt forced and unecessary, especially because it lasted like 20 pages.

It's still a very very good book! I was always compelled to pick it back up, even if was not so invested in some parts