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eaendter 's review for:
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
I first read this novel when it came out in the 80's and recently listened to a recorded version. It is an amazing work and as I recall it was the book that first got me hooked on Mark Helprin, though I think this is his best and most important novel. People keep asking me what it is about. It is about Time, Love, New York, families and the future. Big Themes. All jumbled together in a very long tale about a man named Peter Lake and a white horse named Athensor. A fantasy, a comedy, a tragic tale it is a story that envelopes you and makes you think about everything from the nature of reality to the complex beauty of New York City. I don't think I could bear to see the movie--this is not a novel that could be captured on film, although it is quite visually detailed.