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darthval 's review for:
Winter's Tale
by Mark Helprin
Hmm. How to rate this one. There were some things about this book that were fantastic, some that were not good at all, and some that were just meh.
I guess I can break it out like this:
Overall story: C
Evocative use of language: A+
Ability to hold my interest: D
Coherence of story: D
At times I felt myself being captivated by Helprin's poetic use of the the English language. This wore thin, however, when he seemed to get so caught up in describing a scene that was far from pivotal that I frequently stopped caring about the book.
I came close to abandoning the book so many times. It was a long book and so often it dragged. However, I had been captivated by Peter Lake and I was sure that there would be an awesome conclusion to his story. Not so much. It was very anti-climactic. Or perhaps, it just seemed that way because by that point I was so done with the book.
I am interested in seeing the movie. Hopefully, Hollywood can pull the captivating and magical moments into a coherent and more interesting adaption.
I guess I can break it out like this:
Overall story: C
Evocative use of language: A+
Ability to hold my interest: D
Coherence of story: D
At times I felt myself being captivated by Helprin's poetic use of the the English language. This wore thin, however, when he seemed to get so caught up in describing a scene that was far from pivotal that I frequently stopped caring about the book.
I came close to abandoning the book so many times. It was a long book and so often it dragged. However, I had been captivated by Peter Lake and I was sure that there would be an awesome conclusion to his story. Not so much. It was very anti-climactic. Or perhaps, it just seemed that way because by that point I was so done with the book.
I am interested in seeing the movie. Hopefully, Hollywood can pull the captivating and magical moments into a coherent and more interesting adaption.