lytlekt 's review for:

Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin
2.0

Why did I slog through this 748-pager? Good question. It had some redeeming passages, and the first half was intriguing enough to keep me hooked. I passed through stages of confusion, curiosity and exhaustion as I dutifully read. I did enjoy the book more when I read it with a sense of humor - taking it seriously tended to tick me off.
I had this on my to-read shelf for a really long time. For a while Amazon had been insistent that I would like it. By the end I was just perplexed by the conclusion of the book. Whoa, that was weird.