This is a long book which seems even longer when you listen to the audio version (26 discs). Theo Decker was twelve when his mother is killed in a terrorist bombing at a museum. Theo survives the blast with a concussion but leaves the museum with a famous and highly prized 17th century painting of a goldfinch by Dutch painter Carel Fabritius. That one event leads Theo into a life of missteps, alcohol, drugs, theft, high class antique dealing, forgery, blackmail, violence, love, and a friendship with a street smart Ukrainian named Boris. This is the first book by Tartt that I have read. I understand why she has so many fans. This is a well crafted and well written novel. However, I feel Theo waxing philosophical at the end was anticlimactic.
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