Sara’s Reviews > The Goldfinch > Status Update

Halfway through and all I can say is that Tartt, who I've always enjoyed reading, needed a good editor on this one- whole scenes which do nothing but hit the reader over the head with the same horror should have been cut. Quite surprised at the fan following this has received. Every character is a stereotype - from the Mom to Xandra and the Barbours, doesn't anyone in this novel have a real emotion?