Here’s a juicy debate! In the July edition of VANITY AFFAIR there's an article “It’s Tartt—But Is It Art?” On one side, rave reviews for THE GOLDFINCH in the NY Times, plus a Pulitzer Prize, and comments like those of Stephen King: “a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind.”
On the other hand…The New Yorker said “Its tone, language and story belong in children’s literature.” And, get this, the London Times called it “a turkey” while Francine Prose of The New York Review of Books asked, “Doesn’t anyone care how something is written anymore?”
Any thoughts?