Danny Hane’s Reviews > The Goldfinch > Status Update
Danny Hane
is 75% done
As my reading turned increasingly negative, I tried to approach the story purely for entertainment reasons, just to remain open.
I don’t even dislike the characters… I just don’t care about them, mainly because they feel like clichés. The whole book has a pseudo-deep smugness to it. A real audience pleaser.
Spoiler alert: This won’t be my favorite book.
— May 16, 2026 10:27AM
I don’t even dislike the characters… I just don’t care about them, mainly because they feel like clichés. The whole book has a pseudo-deep smugness to it. A real audience pleaser.
Spoiler alert: This won’t be my favorite book.
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Danny Hane
is 37% done
It’s very apparent that Donna Tartt wanted to create a Harry Potter-type protagonist that you feel pity for. That didn’t worked out for me…I need a reason first to care about a character. I’m immersed in the book and it has a great, melodic language; however, I’m still not convinced that this is a story that needs to be told. In fact, it feels like a story I’ve heard many times before.
— May 12, 2026 01:35PM
Danny Hane
is on page 70 of 771
Finished the first chapter about Dutch art and an explosion and I’m already surprised how underwhelmed I am with the storytelling. Branch after branch with filigreed descriptions. Only 700 pages to go, yay!
— May 11, 2026 12:40AM
