The Goldfinch By Donna Tartt -little Brown- May 2026

★★★★½ (half-star off for pacing in the middle, but the ending earns it back) Have you read The Goldfinch ? Love it or hate it? Let me know in the comments—just no spoilers for the last 100 pages!

Here’s what you need to know before diving in (and why it’s worth every page). the goldfinch by donna tartt -little brown-

Theo Decker, age 13, survives a terrorist bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that kills his beloved mother. In the chaos, he steals a small, centuries-old masterpiece: The Goldfinch by Carel Fabritius. ★★★★½ (half-star off for pacing in the middle,