Below is a summation of the members' reactions to this work.
Let the Great World Spin was probably one of our least popular selections as most members found the characters strange and unappealing. The narrative looks at the lives of several different residents of New York City and the city's reaction to an event in which a tightrope walker manages to string a tightrope between the twin towers and then walk that tightrope for several minutes as the city slowly galvanizes it's collective focus around this event. Much of the story centers on two brothers from Ireland and their relationship with each other and with the prostitutes the one brother desperately feels called to help. While the novel definitely captures the heartbeat of New York City the story will not appeal to every reader. Most members of our group would not recommend this book to others.
