Little, Big

America's magical realism masterpiece? Maybe....I can't make the claim because I have not read enough of this genre set in America to make the call, but I would be willing to bet that this beautiful novel is the one.

The story of America's loss of innocence and idealism and its transformation into a new republic as told through the stories of a family whose history spans over 100 years. Enter a world of orreries, fairies, transfiguration, a unique deck of tarot, a house with four faces, a folding bedroom, and a working farm hidden inside the City.

John Crowley's complex and beautiful writing leaves nothing to accident. Every word, comma, and phrase is carefully constructed into some of the most beautiful writing from an American author.