Rose’s Reviews > The Goldfinch > Status Update

It’s only right that I begin my year with this, wandering the streets of New York ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

“—if a painting really works down in your heart and changes the way you see, and think, and feel, you don’t think, ‘oh, I love this picture because it’s universal.’ ‘I love this painting because it speaks to all mankind.’ That’s not the reason anyone loves a piece of art. It’s a secret whisper from an alleyway. Psst, you. Hey kid. Yes you.”

Always makes me emotional.

This is why I will forever love this book.

This part hits me every single time

Third time's the charm

The more I read the more I'm not ready to see my Boris butchered on-screen to see this masterpieced BUTCHERED on-screen THEY HAVE ALREADY RUINED IT WITH THE CASTING CHOICES

I'm bracing myself for Boris' accent to be completely, utterly butchered.

Can you believe that I was actually too pimped up after reading this (for the second time) that I couldn't sleep and had to sit up to read another 70 pages at 2 in the morning

Rereading the beast because why the hell not