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A review by favanshorty
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I fucking loved this book. I gave it a hug when I finished it.
Someone recommended this book to me back in 2010. I don't know why it took me nearly a decade and a half to pick it up, but I'm also a big believer in waiting for the right time. I recall picking it up a few times, reading the synopsis, putting it back. I knew I'd come to it at the right time. And I did.
I'm aware that these feelings, and these reviews, are subjective AF. I was in the reading slump from hell before this. I was surprised that a 300+ page novel could draw me in and hold my attention at a time when I'm finding it hard to eat or sleep.
But books have always sustained me, and I hope they always will. I am scared shitless for 2025 and the years that will follow, but I'm glad I have books to keep me company-- a fictional world to escape to.
Someone recommended this book to me back in 2010. I don't know why it took me nearly a decade and a half to pick it up, but I'm also a big believer in waiting for the right time. I recall picking it up a few times, reading the synopsis, putting it back. I knew I'd come to it at the right time. And I did.
I'm aware that these feelings, and these reviews, are subjective AF. I was in the reading slump from hell before this. I was surprised that a 300+ page novel could draw me in and hold my attention at a time when I'm finding it hard to eat or sleep.
But books have always sustained me, and I hope they always will. I am scared shitless for 2025 and the years that will follow, but I'm glad I have books to keep me company-- a fictional world to escape to.