Carry Me Across the Water by Ethan Canin

Carry Me Across the Water

Ethan Canin

228 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective slow-paced
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Take the advice of no one, ' August Kleinman is told by his mother, as around them in Hamburg the Nazi party is rising to power. With these words to guide him, August escapes to America, where he builds a fortune. This book tells the story of a ma...

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Community Reviews Summary of 42 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 100%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.75

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