#mrtg

young theo after he goes back to school: friendship ended with tom cable, now Anger is my best friend

ok I’m like 3 chapters into the goldfinch and I cannot for the life of me figure out when it’s supposed to be set?? in the opening scene Theo mentions that the museum incident happened “April 10th, 14 years ago”. assuming that it’s contemporary and the opening scene is based in present day aka 2013 (when the book was published), that would place the museum incident around 1999. But tartt references all sorts of things that make it seem like 13 year old Theo is living in the mid-2000s, or even later. People having laptops and camera phones. There are allusions to 9/11. And Theo reads “old” fullmetal alchemist manga. The first fma manga was published in 2001, so for him to be reading “old” fma that places him at the very least in 2003/2004?? So is the opening scene based in the future?? I know this isn’t really That important to the plot of the book but it has been bugging me. And having read tsh I’m thinking maybe tartt is doing the same thing, making the time period intentionally vague..

how is everyone this am just poppin in to say that I did it...it is 1:30 am and I have finally finished the goldfinch... now I must sleep... god bless

anyway earlier tonight i read the part of the goldfinch where theo leaves vegas to go back to nyc and i had to stop reading and cry for like an hour