Tag: donna tartt
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“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
On a breezy, New York morning, Theo Decker and his mother take a detour to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, not knowing that the choice will change their lives forever. An ill-fated incident leaves Theo motherless at thirteen and in possession of Carel Fabritius’ most famous works, a secret he takes with him through the…
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super late (weekly report)
Last week got busy for me >< Maybe I’ll start adding pictures to these posts/posting on Instagram or TikTok concurrently? We will see. reading The Goldfinch still, and the delusional part of me is wanting to finish this book before the end of the month and before I start the new book for my book…
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back to it (weekly report)
So I took a little break from my weekly posts—not really intentionally, just a lot of stuff going on! I went to a bachelor/bachelorette party, I celebrated Easter with the family, we got a new car… just lots of stuff going on >< reading My current book stack is as follows (newest to oldest)— On…
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2024 reading goals: 3-month progress
I keep track of my reading progress using the Storygraph App, and I thought I’d check in and see how I’m doing so far with my goal this year, which is to read 50 books. I’m definitely reading a lot more than I have in years past, which makes me happy, so I want to…
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what the heck does “dickensian” mean? (weekly report)
So I’m currently reading Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, and the reviews on the cover refer to it as “Dickensian.” Naturally, I think of Charles Dickens, as I’m meant to, but frankly, I have very little experience with his work. I’ve read A Christmas Carol and I know the Oliver Twist story and I think some…
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anatomy lessons (weekly report)
I’ve been re-watching “Grey’s Anatomy” as kind of a background show for me while I do chores or work, but it’s really hard not to get sucked into the drama and the characters. I think I’m getting to the part where things really start to go off the rails and the original cast is pretty…
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