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A review by alspears
The Giant's House by Elizabeth McCracken
4.0
I was kind of trepidatious about this book since it was labeled "A Romance." I think I'd call it more of a tragic, romantic book, rather than a romance in the sense of what we might think in today's times.
It's a hard book to describe, in that, in strict plot summation, there are some themes which might sound offputting initially; however, in the context of the book they are more sweet, or bittersweet.
I enjoyed this much more than I expected, and would recommend it. The narrator might come off as a little too knowing at the beginning, but by the middle and end of the story, it's clearer why she knows so much.
It's a hard book to describe, in that, in strict plot summation, there are some themes which might sound offputting initially; however, in the context of the book they are more sweet, or bittersweet.
I enjoyed this much more than I expected, and would recommend it. The narrator might come off as a little too knowing at the beginning, but by the middle and end of the story, it's clearer why she knows so much.