false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255784844m/2217682.jpg 2217682 4 From Ethan Canin, bestselling author of <i>The Palace Thief</i>, comes a stunning novel, set in a small town during the Nixon era and today, about America and family, politics and tragedy, and the impact of fate on a young man&#8217;s life.<br>In the early 1970s, Corey Sifter, the son of working-class parents, becomes a yard boy on the grand estate of the powerful Metarey family. Soon, through the family&#8217;s generosity, he is a student at a private boarding school and an aide to the great New York senator Henry Bonwiller, who is running for president of the United States. Before long, Corey finds himself involved with one of the Metarey daughters as well, and he begins to leave behind the world of his upbringing. As the Bonwiller campaign gains momentum, Corey finds himself caught up in a complex web of events in which loyalty, politics, sex, and gratitude conflict with morality, love, and the truth.<br><i><br>America America</i> is a beautiful novel about America as it was and is, a remarkable exploration of how vanity, greatness, and tragedy combine to change history and fate. 2223472 24 6 2008 America America: A Novel total:779|5:132|4:313|3:240|2:79|1:15| 779 2805 1458 272 5 2 false false Sun Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 09:45:33 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 22:11:33 -0700 2008
"America, America" is a readable saga that’s especially relevant as it explores the nature of politics, family, class, and idealism at the height of the Vietnam War. In this coming...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 23 09:35:24 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 21:45:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Feb 23 14:02:10 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 14:19:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 13:14:51 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 12:52:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 22:53:30 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 23:03:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 12:50:13 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 12:29:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 11:03:06 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 09:04:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:00:57 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:06:52 -0800 2009
The characters are engaging and real. The narrative threads are difficult to follow when they ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 10 14:54:34 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 14:54:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 00:04:17 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 00:40:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 08:49:33 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 11:00:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 21 17:18:07 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 07:08:01 -0800 2008
Canin is a fantastic storytel...more...]]> 0 1 false false Fri Dec 05 14:34:42 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 14:35:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 31 06:57:09 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 05:37:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 19:09:38 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 19:13:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 14 13:19:43 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 16:27:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:58:27 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:58:27 -0800 2009 Canin asks important questions about wealth, power, and ambition in his latest novel, but critics' feelings about America America depended largely on their reaction to Canin's narrator, Corey, a passive and inexpressive figure. While the Washington Post declared confidently that "America Americ...

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