Colum McCann won the 2009 National Book Award for Let The Great World Spin, a sprawling novel that links 11 different characters in a meditation on time, death, and perspective. His follow-up, TransAtlantic, adheres to a similar formula, connecting several stories through crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to North America (or vice versa). Like its predecessor, TransAtlantic is epic in scope, encompassing many perspectives and generations. While McCann’s particular milieus shine, the book never quite manages to come together.
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