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Our book club argued about 'The Goldfinch' for a solid hour last month
Honestly, I went in thinking the whole 'it's a modern classic' thing was just hype. Tbh, the length put me off. But then my friend Sarah pointed out how the whole plot with the painting mirrors Theo's stuck grief, which I totally missed. Ngl, that one detail made me see the book in a whole new way. Has anyone else had a book club moment that flipped their view on a story?
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aaronf401mo ago
Our club spent twenty minutes debating the ending of "The Road" before Mark pointed out the faint smell of the ocean in the last paragraph. He argued it was a tiny sign of hope, not just bleakness. I had to reread it, and it completely changed my take on the whole book.
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zarap141mo ago
Wait, @aaronf40, I missed that smell completely.
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ryan9521mo ago
Gotta push back on that ocean smell thing a little. I mean, yeah it's there but that whole ending just felt like one last sucker punch before the credits roll. The kid's been through so much at that point (freezing, starving, watching his dad fall apart) that one little whiff of saltwater doesn't really undo any of that for me. It's like putting a bandaid on a broken leg. The book's whole point is that sometimes the world just keeps being awful no matter what tiny hints of hope you find.
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