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CoastalSailing OP t1_jbi8alf wrote

Reply to comment by lyrasbookshelf in The Goldfinch - Why did this win a Pulitzer? by CoastalSailing

If it won a Pulitzer, and I a pretty avid critical reader of literature don't see why, the safe bet is that I'm missing something.

Hence this post.

Literature isn't always about liking a text, but I've failed to find anything substantive in the themes the book ostensibly interrogates.

What did you make of it beyond just the story?

Which is to also say, hewing back to my ur-question, why did this book win a Pulitzer?

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lyrasbookshelf t1_jbj82sk wrote

Because it was deemed worthy by the judges. Why don't you read some reviews and find out what lit critics thought about it? It's not not worthy of a prize simply because you didn't manage to find anything in it. As we all know, reading is subjective.

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CoastalSailing OP t1_jbj9j53 wrote

"go Google it" eh?

🙄 aren't you a peach.

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lyrasbookshelf t1_jbjg9kn wrote

What exactly did I say that you didn't like? I'm super confused. Reading IS subjective and so is what we get out of it. It's fine not to enjoy a book or feel like it didn't offer you anything new, but at the same time someone else might consider the same book great or even innovative, which is why I suggested reviews. I don't get why you consider this a hot take.

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CoastalSailing OP t1_jbm9uh2 wrote

This is a public forum for discussion, and your response amounted to "go Google it" in response to my original post, which was clearly looking for personal discussion with reddit users.

That pattern matches to rude AF in my book. The more verbose equivalent of "LMGTFY"

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