A review by jcargabr
Carry the One by Carol Anshaw

2.0

I wanted to like this book more, but I found myself just not caring- about the characters, the plot or anything. Although ostensibly the book takes the characters from the early 80s to the present, it doesn't seem to ground them well in any of the time periods. The author takes snapshots of each individual over time, and we somewhat seem them grow older, but only descriptively - otherwise they seem frozen in character with no real growth of mind or heart. Plus, after no mystical influence whatsoever the last note of the novel tries to strike a somewhat mystical note that is out of keeping with the rest of the novel. Unlike, say, A Visit From The Goon Squad, the author does not take advantage of the large time jumps or character development. Simply put, others have done this much much better.