I finished "The Goldfinch" yesterday. (Donna Tartt). Wonderful writing, and a beautiful story with characters so well drawn they might as well be chatting with you at your kitchen table. Although I can't say I find a lot of comparisons, on some level it brings to mind "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Maybe the pervasive feeling of doom throughout the book. Complex and thought provoking and sad, but ultimately uplifting, I felt this book reach out to the reader on multiple levels. I saw it on the shelf at the library, after I had read comments here about it, so thanks to everybody who wrote about it. I checked out "The Secret History" last week, so will begin that now.