Ryan Ulen’s Reviews > The Goldfinch > Status Update

The narration and prose is quite nice — but that’s about the extent of praise I’ll offer for this book. The characters are horribly impersonal. I’m not sure if the author is trying to demystify wealthy individuals or not, but regardless, their descriptions are cliched and “cookie-cutter.” Additionally, it’s hard to relate to many of these (unlikeable) characters. Nothing resonates with me.