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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Amazing. I love a book with lots of intertwining characters. This one is set in NYC in 1974 during the week that the tightrope walker crosses between the two towers. But the main action is on the ground in the intersection of the lives of ordinary people. In a strange way this book is reminiscent of Faith Baldwin who wrote in a similar style though many years before.
“So much of her time is spent like this: dreaming up things to say and never quite saying them,” Colum McCann, Let the Great World Spin
My love for Colum McCann’s work is limitless, I think. I think he’s one of the most talented writers still producing work today. I think his words are beautiful, touching and sharply written, I think he writes poetry in novels, and I think it’s amazing at all that doing all of this, he manages to keep a plot in place as well.
“Dancer” is one of my favourite books (if you haven’t read it, you’re missing out), and in September decided that one of my aims for the next year is to read everything he’s ever written. Of course, I haven’t achieved that yet because there’s plenty of other stuff that I want to read as well, but I am going to try.
This is his latest work. It’s set in New York in 1974, and each chapter moves to another character, another person, and they’re all connected. It is so effortlessly written, and the characters so well realised that I could almost swear he modeled them on real people.
If you’ve never read Colum McCann, trust me, you should.
My love for Colum McCann’s work is limitless, I think. I think he’s one of the most talented writers still producing work today. I think his words are beautiful, touching and sharply written, I think he writes poetry in novels, and I think it’s amazing at all that doing all of this, he manages to keep a plot in place as well.
“Dancer” is one of my favourite books (if you haven’t read it, you’re missing out), and in September decided that one of my aims for the next year is to read everything he’s ever written. Of course, I haven’t achieved that yet because there’s plenty of other stuff that I want to read as well, but I am going to try.
This is his latest work. It’s set in New York in 1974, and each chapter moves to another character, another person, and they’re all connected. It is so effortlessly written, and the characters so well realised that I could almost swear he modeled them on real people.
If you’ve never read Colum McCann, trust me, you should.
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexism
Minor: War
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
i really loved this book!! it would have been a 5/5 without the weird hacker chapter that just took me completely out of the story. but i also think the things that happened in my life that forced me to put the book down also took it out of me. so maybe let’s not blame the book. i will be seeking out his other work xx
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Too much character development, not enough plot makes Carmen an unhappy girl.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes