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The Goldfinch
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 32 hrs and 25 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize For Fiction 2014
Longlisted – Baileys Women’s Prize 2014
Audie Award Finalist, Literary Fiction, 2013
Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld.
As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love - and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.
The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present-day America and a drama of enthralling power. Combining unforgettably vivid characters and thrilling suspense, it is a beautiful, addictive triumph - a sweeping story of loss and obsession, of survival and self-invention, of the deepest mysteries of love, identity and fate.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-09-2020
Another Donna Tartt work of genius
Loved every second of this richly detailed book. Fell in love with every character. An impressive audio production. David Pittu gets top marks
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-2017
An awesome read
I very much loved this book. so engaging a hard read to put down.
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- Jane Timmins
- 26-07-2015
Amazing story - a brilliant narrator
Transported me - fell in love with the characters, so well read David was great with accents. I was disappointed when finished - will miss Theo and Boris.
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- The Reader
- 22-06-2015
The narrative made it palatable
This story had the making of a great tale but there was so much dialogue and it moved very slowly. I'm glad I read it and I would recommend it but it's not a favorite
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- Sophie
- 20-05-2015
Talk about a challenging read!
The Goldfinch is not for those light of heart. The mammoth tomb that follows the life of Theo Decker is unrelenting. It took me a while to get through the book because I had a limit on how much I could listen to the dark twists and turns that Theo experiences, in any one day. Tartt wrote a compelling novel that does not shy away from the darker side of the world and takes our protagonist from, in my opinion, sympathetic to infuriating and stupid, back to sympathetic. It's always hard to read books where you disagree with the character who is telling the story, but nonetheless, I was engaged with the story from page one, which doesn't often happen. David Pittu did a great job narrating this title and I recommend it to the (probably few) people who haven't already read it.
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- Cathy
- 21-04-2018
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED ❤️❤️❤️
Spot on narration enhanced the experience of this incredible book. Loved it and would recommend
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- Sydney Girl
- 28-10-2018
My favourite book of all time - perfect narration
A friend recommended this to me and promised me i would go "on a spectacular adventure", and The Goldfginch did not disappoint. I loved Secret History but avoided this one for years because it was about art theft, a topic which didn't interest me. From the moment I started listening I was hooked. The story and characters are utterly absorbing, but I have to say it was the narrator's voice which sold it. I guess he must be an actor because he did all the different voices - perfectly - and it's the first audio book where I felt he was 100 percent in character (a boy who grows into a young man). I loved this book so much that I shed tears at the end. Partly because it was so beautifully written, partly because it was over.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-11-2018
unexpectedly loved it
Absolutely loved this book. it's quiet long but I could have kept listening. There were parts that dragged on a little but it didn't matter because I loved it so much. Very detailed, honest and real.
I became quiet attached to the characters and was very disappointed when it ended.
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- TFADB
- 09-02-2017
Beautiful story, wonderfully narrated
As above... no need to say any more, but I must write three more words.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-09-2015
The finale
The last two chapters were the most insightful essentially summarising the themes throughout the whole book. This edition was very well narrated.
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