Read about the other entries on the list.The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Yes, it’s long. Yes, you could watch the film instead, but really you would miss out on the nuanced, Dickensian nature of the novel, which follows protagonist Theo after his mother is killed in a museum explosion. Many of the adult characters provide temporary templates of fatherhood, ranging from abusive to loving, but the beauty is in Theo’s relationship with surrogate father Hobie and the endurance of those ties through a plot filled with suspense, loss and constantly changing connections.
The Goldfinch is among Nzinga Temu's eight action-packed titles about art heists, Kate Belli's six crime novels that revolve around art or the art world, Marisha Pessl's six favorite stories of suspense, and Sophie Ward's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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