Unpopular Opinions: 10 Wildly Popular Things in 2013 That Everyone Liked But I Didn’t Understand
The Goldfinch: So, no. I haven’t read this latest, much-acclaimed book by Donna Tartt. And there’s a good reason for that! I hated her beloved, debut novel A Secret History. Like, threw it down in disgust. That kind of hate. And yet so many people I know—people whose literary opinions I usually respect—love both A Secret History AND The Goldfinch. It’s bad. It’s gotten to the point where I’m really tempted to read The Goldfinch even though I’m pretty sure that I won’t like it and then won’t trust people’s previously trusted recommendations. And then how will I know what to read? Chaos will ensue. I can’t handle that. I can barely handle normalcy. Everything is terrible.