Name: Clare B's review of A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
Item: A Soldier of the Great War
Rating: 4
Author: Clare B

Mark Helprin

A Soldier of the Great War

Clare B

Melody Izard

The story of Alessandro is not anything terribly unique. There are far too many soldiers of wars past who have stories that could fill a 1000+ book. But this story has half-dead (or completely dead, we’re not sure which) squids and kind of a “for whom the bell tolls” feel that keeps your mind floating from one sweet thought to the next atrocity. I found myself slightly amused almost through the whole book. Maybe I laughed out loud a couple of times and I do remember wiping away a couple of tears – but I know there was just the slightest smile almost throughout. Even when he was relating something grim – there were tender moments that made it tolerable. And the writing! I’ve been somewhat disappointed in the other Helprin books I’ve read; but this makes up for any slight disappointments encountered.

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