The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

Winner of The 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, The Goldfinch is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, and old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate. It is being adapted into a film to be released in late 2019.

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Published Apr 7, 2015

784 pages

Average rating: 7.45

750 RATINGS

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Readers say *The Goldfinch* is beautifully written with rich detail, complex characters, and immersive storytelling, praised for its lyrical prose and...

Cresta McGowan
Dec 25, 2025
2/10 stars
Could be the worst book I've ever not finished. I gave up. I had to.
PerpetualRevision
Dec 22, 2025
8/10 stars
I enjoyed the story well enough, but I had a lot of house cleaning to do while listening to it, and that made it easier to get through a story that could've been told with about 30% fewer words.
Stizstar
Nov 24, 2025
6/10 stars
I'm on the fence with this one. I loved parts of it, but others just seemed to go on forever with no real purpose for all the wordiness and unnecessary character inner dialogue. Yes, it was pretty, gritty and whimsical, but a bit tedious to read. I did find myself skimming/scanning over a few chapters.
monymony55
Jun 11, 2026
1/10 star
worst book I’ve EVER read! Could have been 50% shorter. No redemption; just the dregs of bad choices droning on & on … depressing, sad … don’t waste your time on this one
Laughing Jerry
Feb 10, 2026
9/10 stars
I found myself sharing the emotions of the main character.

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