Um Conto do Destino (Paperback)

from damy

Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin was on the New York Times bestseller list in 1983. It has such great character development, the writing is beautiful, and the author really knows how to tell a story. The story takes place in New York City at the turn of the century. The main character came to Americ...

from tloeffler

There are so many things I want to say about this book, that I don't know where to begin. First off, I loved it. I don't believe I've ever read a book that touched me on so many different levels. I can't really say what it was "about." It begins as the story of Peter Lake, who falls in love with ...

from AnneDenney

Read this book at least once a year for about 20 years, from the age of 16 onwards, approximately, and loved it every time. Amazingly enough, I hardly ever met anyone else who knew it. Great read for cold-weather people.

from ben_a

An amazing book: a love song to New York, a vindication of God's justice, and a insane, daffy picaresque all in one. Re-reading it over the past few weeks (now = 6.22.08) has made me realize how thin my exposure to real art has been over the past eighteen months. The sublime can transform your li...

from ChristopherSwann

This may be the strangest, most beautiful and most frustrating book I have read. In terms of language, Helprin is a poet. That's the strength and weakness of the story, because the story is Helprin's vision of New York City, and poetic vision does not always translate well into plot. But no matte...