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pandannah 's review for:
New York: The Novel
by Edward Rutherfurd
This review might be a little closer to 2.5 stars, if it wasn't for the ending. Admittedly, I took a several-months' long break about halfway through the story so I don't entirely remember much of the first half. My favorite thing about this book was the formatting, which was a larger narrative made of smaller short stories, all focused around a central theme: New York.
My biggest beef with this story, which I only pulled together in the last chapter, was the fact that the only family that consistently did well was the rich white family. Every other family, including the ethnic and religious minorities, faced constant tragedy and turmoil ending in (SPOILER) some of them dying in the 9/11 terror attacks, while the most recent descendant of the rich, white family were incredibly lucky and got to have a happy ending. I guess it is an accurate portrayal of the history of America.
I did enjoy the small vignettes of different characters and families, but I didn't like the overall theme of the lucky and happy, rich, white man.
My biggest beef with this story, which I only pulled together in the last chapter, was the fact that the only family that consistently did well was the rich white family. Every other family, including the ethnic and religious minorities, faced constant tragedy and turmoil ending in (SPOILER) some of them dying in the 9/11 terror attacks, while the most recent descendant of the rich, white family were incredibly lucky and got to have a happy ending. I guess it is an accurate portrayal of the history of America.
I did enjoy the small vignettes of different characters and families, but I didn't like the overall theme of the lucky and happy, rich, white man.