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On August 7, 1974, Philippe Petit walked and danced on a tightrope, 110 stories high, between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center shortly before construction was completed. "Failure didn't even cross his mind....Within seconds he was pureness moving, and he could do anything he liked. He was inside and outside his body at the same time, indulging in what it meant to belong to the air, no future, no past, and this gave him the offhand vaunt to his walk. He was carrying his life from one sid
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What a wonderful novel! I was on the fence about a third of the way in but reviews by Goodreads friends encouraged me to continue. I'm so glad I did! Colum McCann is a brilliant writer.
This book is about a handful of people living in NYC in 1974. Several of the people witness a tightrope walker making his way between the World Trade Towers on this one day. Most of the book shows how their lives intersect on this news making day. We learn the stories of all the individuals and how they ...more
What a wonderful novel! I was on the fence about a third of the way in but reviews by Goodreads friends encouraged me to continue. I'm so glad I did! Colum McCann is a brilliant writer.
This book is about a handful of people living in NYC in 1974. Several of the people witness a tightrope walker making his way between the World Trade Towers on this one day. Most of the book shows how their lives intersect on this news making day. We learn the stories of all the individuals and how they ...more
I enjoyed this more than I expected. The various characters mostly tangentially related each had a story to tell. Definitely a well-crafted tale.
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