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3.32 AVERAGE
3.32 AVERAGE
Loved it! This book enveloped me and seemed to engaged all my senses
The descriptive prose of the author fit the story very well and made me feel as if I were transported into the book and was seeing exactly and feeling everything described for myself.
The descriptive prose of the author fit the story very well and made me feel as if I were transported into the book and was seeing exactly and feeling everything described for myself.
A pre-millennium book written about the millennium, that is not suited for millennials. I saw the movie and LOVED the movie, so I picked up the book. I saw so many reviews from individuals who hated it because they couldn't get through it. I stuck it out until the end. It did get better, but not enough for me to recommend. If you don't like the first fourth of the book don't try to finish it, it is more of the same. If you enjoy the first fourth of the book keep reading, it only gets better. While epic in scale it lacked the romanticism I wanted it to have. There was a lot of sex early on, and the foul language became more explicit near the end of the book.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A glorious play of light and dark with endless descriptions of of scenes and people and situations. Winter's Tale took me years to read because it reads like a watching everyday life and having someone note the magic in the moments that you may not see at the time. An epic read, one you need to commit to in order to get through, but well worth it if you can.
The writing is beautiful it just takes so long to get to the point
This was one of the most bizarre books I've ever read. It told a lot of stories that didn't seem to have a proper ending. Maybe I missed something along the way, but it just didn't really do anything for me.
When I first read this book 4 years ago, I appreciated the story, but didn't enjoy actually reading the thing, and stuck it with a frustrated 2-star rating. This winter, I decided to give it another chance and had a much better experience. Sure, I still don't technically 'get it.' Sure it's overwritten and baggy and full of pseudo-mystical mumbo-jumbo about love and light and souls. Sure, there's cheesy insta-romance and everyone is dashingly handsome or demurely beautiful. But there's something to be said about the utter sincerity of this enormous epic about New York City that spans the breadth of a century and encompasses time-traveling burglars, rainbow bridges to the stars, flying horses, magical resurrections, Y2K, gang wars, and Armageddon into one gigantic tome. Helprin assembles a cast of almost fifteen main characters, each with their own plot lines and goals that intersect and collide from the 1890s to the 1990s. While it drags at times like slogging through waist-deep snow, there are enough moments of stark beauty to make it worth the while of anyone interested.
What a confusing read.. I suppose it's long enough to encompass every emotion. At times it's beautiful and engaging, at times it's a boring trudge. The plot is a confusing muddled metaphysical gorgeous mess.
Oh my god, this was such a long and rambling novel. I only pushed through it because a coworker recommended it to me and loaned me her personal copy. I'm so glad it's over.
I can't really tell you what it is about, only that it seems like a convoluted love story to New York City, set in a magical reality comparable to the present. I never really knew what year it was except toward the end, and even then, it didn't "feel" like the year 2000 in the novel.
I do not recommend this novel, unless you love, live, or grew up in NYC. Otherwise, you won't know the places the novel talks about and you won't care enough to look them up.
I can't really tell you what it is about, only that it seems like a convoluted love story to New York City, set in a magical reality comparable to the present. I never really knew what year it was except toward the end, and even then, it didn't "feel" like the year 2000 in the novel.
I do not recommend this novel, unless you love, live, or grew up in NYC. Otherwise, you won't know the places the novel talks about and you won't care enough to look them up.