Let the Great World Spin
by:
Colum McCann (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780812973
Publish date: 2009
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Pages no: 349
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Irish Literature,
Contemporary,
New York
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I gave this book five stars because I found this novel to be completely flawless. The writing, the characters, the pacing, setting…everything was completely perfect and I loved every second I spend reading this novel, even when it broke my heart.
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