So, I have been trying for about ten days to write a post. It was a fun post, about Terry Pratchett, but I couldnât stop it from sounding like an eighth-grade book report. It was bad. I cried on the inside. And, since I didnât want to stop you from ever, ever, ever reading the Diskworld series (very funny British humor, some satire, youâd like it), Iâve decided instead to write about one of my all-time favorites. So, without further ado: Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin This book is flipping amazing. Also, very, very hard to summarize. Youâll often find it in the fantasy section, but I donât agree with that. It does have magic, of a kind, but it isnât a central part of the story. This is, basically, a love story. It spans a hundred years and all of America, but mostly, itâs about a girl, New York, and a man who thinks he canât save either of them. Itâs a good story, full of Judeo-Christian symbolism, and multi-layered word pictures that are more vivid than the real Big Apple. Seriously, avoid New York City for a while after you read this. The only things that youâll notice are the fog and Grand Centralâs ceiling. But the best part of this book is the incidental side characters. Like Jesse Honey, the insane midget traveling salesman, who claims he will make his first million on a device that will let you pee on the go (itâs tape and an old can), before being swept away down a river on a raft of his own invention. Like Ainsbury and Christina, who have one of the best love stories ever told, kind of accidentally, in a single chapter towards the end of the book. Like little Abby, who dances on the railing of her familyâs apartment balcony, and who maybe goes on and changes the world. Itâs like seeing all kinds of strange and wonderful things out the window of a car. Theyâre there, then gone, leaving you with the feeling that maybe theyâll be important later. Sometimes they are. So, to sum up: Title: Winterâs Tale Author: Mark Helprin Rating:âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸âď¸ Favorite quote: âYou will know who you are, forever, by knowing what it is that you loveâ
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