Book No. 7 (2013): LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN
Let The Great World Spin (a novel by Colum Mccann)
Ordinary lives of people who have witnessed the historical event of 1974 in New York City intertwine in this novel. The event: Philippe Petit walking on a tightrope between the Twin Towers. In the novel people witness him doing some outrageous moves while crossing the tightrope.
Ordinary lives of people who have witnessed the historical event of 1974 in New York City intertwine in this novel. The event: Philippe Petit walking on a tightrope between the Twin Towers. In the novel people witness him doing some outrageous moves while crossing the tightrope.
The novel consists of stories that are related. Some of such stories share the same characters. The characters all witnessed the event at Twin Towers. Reading the book, which had almost taken me forever to finish, I expected something masterful inventions to happen in the end that would connect the dots. I was able to connect some pieces, enough to say that the book is not a completely bad read after all. In fact, I enjoyed reading most parts of it.
The novel won both the National Book Award and IPMAC Dublin Literary Prize.
Date read: March 12, 2013
Rating: 3.5/5.0
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