However, this remnant of stability will also be shaken when the art he treasures so much draws Theo into a spiral of criminal activity. That is until his life is irrevocably shattered at the age of thirteen when he loses his mother in a museum terrorist attack.Īs a cast of wayward characters makes their way into and out of Theo's life, he clings to the art his mother loved as a way of maintaining a connection with her. Aside from his recently-gone-AWOL father, Theo is a relatively normal New York schoolboy. “A great sorrow, and one that I am only beginning to understand: we don’t get to choose our own hearts”ĭonna Tartt's masterpiece The Goldfinch follows the story of Theodore Decker. Instead, I will be recommending both the book and film as if I’m on commission! When it comes to the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s novel The Goldfinch, fortunately, these misgivings proved unfounded. I always wonder if the directors fear us book nerds, poised at our keyboards ready to tweet them into remorse if they don’t do our beloved characters justice! However, there is always an element of apprehension when a treasured book is being adapted for film. I love books, films and TV shows and have never seen any reason why these enjoyments have to be mutually exclusive. First, let me get one thing out of the way: under no circumstances do I subscribe to literary snobbery.
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