A review by bajidc
A City in Winter: The Queen's Tale, by Mark Helprin, Chris Van Allsburg

5.0

This is not a light snack (Harry Potter; The Princess Bride). This is not a homemade meal with a twist-ending dessert (Ender’s Game; Hunger Games). This is a Restaurant Week full of tasting menus and omakase (The Lacuna; The Dark Tower). You cannot read this fantastic (in both senses) book in one sitting. You will not want to. You must savor each bite, let the flavors roll around on your tongue, and sit back to digest before you take another spoonful of wordsmithing the likes of which you rarely encounter. It’s about a burglar, a soothsayer, a horse, a bridge, a newspaper, malevolent billionaires, a city. It’s about the past, the future, a parallel universe. It’s about love, faith, surrender, loyalty, humor, justice, destruction, and triumph.