tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post7133757829411565496..comments2024-02-13T05:20:46.558-05:00Comments on A CUP OF JO: The GoldfinchJoanna Goddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109285188206811042noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-5070233367338822622014-03-19T11:19:48.711-04:002014-03-19T11:19:48.711-04:00I am reading The Goldfinch now and absolutely love...I am reading The Goldfinch now and absolutely love it. I also loved A secret history. I hated hated hated Life after Life by Kate Atkinson, what crap! I will read The Luminaries next and Americanah too but honestly, I don't want the Goldfinch to end!!!!jenny khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728003415711860737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-17936207295338811102014-03-15T12:42:14.879-04:002014-03-15T12:42:14.879-04:00عالم النظافة
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The only little thing that bugged me (as an English major) was the amount of typos I found! I had to resist the urge to go through it with a red pen. But It's a great novel, a little slow at times, but it reminds me of David Copperfield or Great Expectations. Krystal Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211579995531916835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-78077422534116280422014-02-03T16:08:19.412-05:002014-02-03T16:08:19.412-05:00The Fault in Our Stars is the best book I read all...The Fault in Our Stars is the best book I read all year. I liked it so much I read it twice.<br /><br />Also Me Before You, Silver Linings Playbook & This Star Won't Go Out. xxChristy Childershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240315586996941113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-61998205266085698962014-02-03T14:49:29.911-05:002014-02-03T14:49:29.911-05:00I'm reading it now on my e-reader. I knew it w...I'm reading it now on my e-reader. I knew it was thick, but hard to tell how thick when it's on a device. I think I like reading it on that, because I know it's long, but I don't want to be disappointed when I realize I only have a few pages left. It's great! Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07952731817288808997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-48767986976590664242014-02-01T01:26:05.344-05:002014-02-01T01:26:05.344-05:00The Goldfinch has been moved to the top of my list...The Goldfinch has been moved to the top of my list of books to buy. Another one that was brought to my attention just today was Quiet by Susan Cain. It is a well researched book about what life is like for an introvert living in a world that is structured for extroverts. As an introvert I am very curious to learn more about myself through her thoughts, real life stories, and research. She also presented her thoughts on Ted Talks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-72689784682546301142014-01-29T15:17:41.674-05:002014-01-29T15:17:41.674-05:00I've heard a lot of good things about this boo...I've heard a lot of good things about this book, although I have no clue what its about! Now I MUST pick it up! <br /><br />http://thelittleturquoisehouse.blogspot.com/karissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221736685823559823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-51272178622011835952014-01-27T07:57:31.834-05:002014-01-27T07:57:31.834-05:00Ooooh, just spotted in amazon (as I was investigat...Ooooh, just spotted in amazon (as I was investigating purchasing it!!) that it's publishe by Little, Brown. They always publish such fabulous books! :) <br /><br />Totally agree - if u have a good recommendation, why spoil the suspense by reading the plot synopsis?! I never do!! Living life on the edge, ha!! Knicker Elastic Fantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699121578025583878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-77713030522017618812014-01-27T01:34:33.991-05:002014-01-27T01:34:33.991-05:00I am incredibly intrigued and I must find this boo...I am incredibly intrigued and I must find this book! Thanks for the recommendation.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chevronsandanchors.com" rel="nofollow">chevrons & anchors</a>Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150094278318989904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-42060855100598057522014-01-26T12:24:13.327-05:002014-01-26T12:24:13.327-05:00I loved it too. I listened to it because I knew it...I loved it too. I listened to it because I knew it would take me years to get around to reading it. The last chapter has haunted me all week.Desi McKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482197751684047208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-8696230222057393592014-01-26T11:18:02.946-05:002014-01-26T11:18:02.946-05:00I will have to add this to the list. I don't r...I will have to add this to the list. I don't read a ton of fiction, but if it has this many fabulous reviews, it must be worth it! <br /><br />I'm reading My Fair Lazy at the moment, and it is too funny! My friend got me hooked on Jen Lancaster with The Tao of Martha, and I guess I'm just on a Jen Lancaster roll lately. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981324503175157712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-25077597464897861712014-01-24T19:43:50.987-05:002014-01-24T19:43:50.987-05:00I liked Goldfinch quite a bit but it was not an up...I liked Goldfinch quite a bit but it was not an upper. Despite the theme of beauty, the theme that we cannot choose our own hearts made me feel really sad about a lot of events in the second half of the book. I'm glad I read fast; otherwise, I think I would have had emotional malaise for weeks. Although it did draw me in and her writing is gorgeous. The way she writes about certain feelings perfectly crystallizes some really heavy, overwhelming emotions into words. So, yes I would recommend it but the reading experience was very different than what I expected. And I agree with anonymous above- the ending was pretty hamfisted. <br /><br />Books recs I have are Suite Francaise, Middlesex and the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.Tierneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699108303040170086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-14895224507229658632014-01-24T19:37:27.620-05:002014-01-24T19:37:27.620-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15203280599824451717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-12683655270977197662014-01-24T11:52:42.069-05:002014-01-24T11:52:42.069-05:00Great novel, also loved The Book Thief, The Langu...Great novel, also loved The Book Thief, The Language of Flowers, Tell The Wolves I'm Home, The Cover Of Snow (an exceptional debut novel) and Sea Creatures. Just a few of the really great books I read in 2013Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00355404290243387884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-14151202326087527762014-01-24T00:25:03.779-05:002014-01-24T00:25:03.779-05:00Where'd You Go Bernadette... Hilarious. Enjoye...Where'd You Go Bernadette... Hilarious. Enjoyed every minute. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13761387371149598177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-35389534959696649602014-01-23T21:49:08.385-05:002014-01-23T21:49:08.385-05:00Hi Jo first time poster here - I LOVE your blog - ...Hi Jo first time poster here - I LOVE your blog - so inspiring, fun, smart, and more besides....!. <br />I just wanted to say I just finished the last page of The Goldfinch and it is amazing. The voice of the main character is magnetic, and you just can't put the book down!<br />I just had a 10 hour flight with my four year old and the trusty I-pad meant I got hours of peace & quiet to read a good chunk of it. I know, not the best parenting ;-)<br />Mish Mish P Lifeontheslowtrain.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057056934093452390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-89165525587107051732014-01-23T18:02:04.105-05:002014-01-23T18:02:04.105-05:00I read The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbauch in a l...I read The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbauch in a little over 2 days, part of which included a trans-atlantic-trans-continental flight upon which the movies weren't working AND I was in coach, but I couldn't have cared less. I missed the characters when I finished.Laurel Ridge Publications Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221897787562198057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-51856182951445317432014-01-23T18:00:53.962-05:002014-01-23T18:00:53.962-05:00I read The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbauch in a l...I read The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbauch in a little over 2 days, part of which included a trans-atlantic-trans-continental flight upon which the movies weren't working AND I was in coach, but I couldn't have cared less. I missed the characters when I finished.Laurel Ridge Publications Classhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221897787562198057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-32192541282788966742014-01-23T15:58:42.795-05:002014-01-23T15:58:42.795-05:00I'm so excited to read this book! I'm on t...I'm so excited to read this book! I'm on the list at the library holding my breath.<br /><br />I read a lot of YA novels (vetting for my kids - which has made me love the genre) and just read Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein - maybe one of my favorite books ever, it's a WW2 spy novel that's really about friendship. I loved it SO MUCH. Also Bomb by Steve Sheinkin was amazingly interesting and informative. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107874472168573211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-81875963311107934572014-01-23T15:44:08.908-05:002014-01-23T15:44:08.908-05:00Adding this to my reading list now!
v-is-for-viole...Adding this to my reading list now!<br />v-is-for-violet.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992650130937873106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-27488471616506996942014-01-23T15:25:50.868-05:002014-01-23T15:25:50.868-05:00Today I downloaded the audio book for Goldfinch an...Today I downloaded the audio book for Goldfinch and seeing you writing a post about it gave me chills :) Millon times more curios about the book now... Meriç Rodopluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14911331551100702669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-49225735716911253632014-01-23T11:14:36.140-05:002014-01-23T11:14:36.140-05:00The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ...The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows. My favorite grownup book ever. First will be Matilda by Roald Dhal forever and ever.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222139839583460682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-86409386136138194542014-01-23T11:08:57.750-05:002014-01-23T11:08:57.750-05:00I've had good luck lately & have really li...I've had good luck lately & have really like everything I've read in the past few months. Some recent faves: Me Before You, And the Mountains Echoed, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Namesake. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674117012612805800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-74465139218692308752014-01-23T10:01:42.680-05:002014-01-23T10:01:42.680-05:00So many great books out there! I've loved The ...So many great books out there! I've loved The Night Circus, The Memory Thief, and The Obituary Writer, among many many others...will have to check out The Goldfinch now! :)jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684508594179949510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28060897.post-42918176316098782132014-01-23T09:56:10.832-05:002014-01-23T09:56:10.832-05:00I picked up The Goldfinch because Donna Tartt'...I picked up The Goldfinch because Donna Tartt's other novel, The Secret History, is one of my all time favorite novels. It took me a little bit to get into The Goldfinch, but now it's moving along very quickly and I can't wait to see what happens!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947372143950508859noreply@blogger.com