TransAtlantic
Close your eyes and picture me smiling.
That is me after finishing this book. I was so very satisfied, pleased, happy. I think this book is fantastic.
McCann has perfect dialogs, be they set centuries earlier or two years ago. His books do demand that you pay close attention, but they deliver a message that is worth the reader's effort. He skillfully interweaves historical events into fiction. His characters come alive. Every single sentence has a purpose. His ability to put the reader in another time or place cannot be improved upon. I absolutely love his writing.
You may choose this book to learn about the Abolitionist Movement or Suffragist Movement or the Good Friday Accords or Transatlantic navigation or to understand how "there isn't a story in the world that isn't addressed to the past." What does that tell us in how we should live our own lives?
I listened to the audiobook narration by Geraldine Hughes. Me, I love the Irish dialect. Perfect.
