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A review by leighnonymous
The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken
4.0
The narrator is quite possibly the closest thing to hearing myself talk that I've read in literature. That, alone, endeared this book to me. Despite its odd plot, the book evoked intense empathy for James, the giant. I held nothing but sympathy for, admiration of, and kinship with Peggy. Perhaps because I've worked in a library, myself, I found myself laughing at similar situations I'd run into and phrases I remember saying to patrons.
The story also has the best first line of nearly any book I've read: "I do not love mankind." That sets the tone for the book and simultaneously sets up a challenge for the main character to grow and change over the course of the book, which she does; however, it is not the way in which you are probably thinking. The book is surprising and beautiful and takes romance to an alternate level. It may not have restored my faith in humanity, but I feel a little happier knowing that humanity encompasses another person like me.
The story also has the best first line of nearly any book I've read: "I do not love mankind." That sets the tone for the book and simultaneously sets up a challenge for the main character to grow and change over the course of the book, which she does; however, it is not the way in which you are probably thinking. The book is surprising and beautiful and takes romance to an alternate level. It may not have restored my faith in humanity, but I feel a little happier knowing that humanity encompasses another person like me.