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Book Review of America, America

America, America
America, America
Author: Ethan Canin
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2


I finally gave up on the book with only 50 pages left to read. I realized that no matter how it ended I just didn't care. The author jumps between three different time periods in the main character's life without many clues as too what time period he is referring to. Another big frustration is at the beginning the main character does not refer to his wife by name (you just assume it is one of the characters from earlier in his life) then all of a sudden, with no big reveal and not even at an important point in the story, we get her name. Other than the narrator, most of the characters seem like one dimensional stereotypes. Overall a long winded read that goes no where.