The Goldfinch

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The Goldfinch tells the story of Theo Decker, a boy who steals a priceless painting after a tragedy, exploring themes of loss, art, and survival.

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The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is a sprawling, emotionally charged novel that follows the life of Theo Decker, a boy who survives a terrorist bombing at a museum in New York City. In the chaos, he steals a priceless painting, The Goldfinch, which becomes a symbol of his trauma, guilt, and longing. As Theo grows up, he wrestles with grief over his mother’s death, the instability of his life, and the criminal underworld that surrounds the painting. Tartt’s novel explores themes of art, beauty, loss, and the passage of time in an intricately woven narrative that spans decades. The Goldfinch is both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on the transformative power of art in the midst of tragedy.