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Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() In the first ninety-seven pages I found four factual errors and that ruined the book for me. There were several reasons I stopped reading, but one stands out. Why I Abandoned the Book: I read almost half the book before I called it quits. Hailed as "a fiercely original talent" ( San Francisco Chronicle), award-winning novelist McCann has delivered a triumphantly American masterpiece that awakens in us a sense of what the novel can achieve, confront, and even heal. A sweeping and radical social novel, Let the Great World Spin captures the spirit of America in a time of transition, extraordinary promise, and, in hindsight, heartbreaking innocence. seemingly disparate lives, McCann's powerful allegory comes alive in the unforgettable voices of the city's people, unexpectedly drawn together by hope, beauty, and the artistic crime of the century. Here is part of the publisher's summary:Įlegantly weaving together. The stunt occurred just days before Nixon resigned and months before the fall of Saigon. The intersecting point is an August 1974 morning when a man walked a tightrope between the Twin Towers. ![]() ![]() Summary: Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin reads as a series of interconnected short stories that take place in New York City. ![]()
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