Matthew’s Reviews > The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics > Status Update
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There are no sympathetic characters that I can relate to because this book takes place over 70 years ago. The main character is left by his parents, not something I can relate to. He is also in the Olympics, something I'd never be able to relate to. He made some choices I do not understand. The main character is Joe Rantz.
— Feb 01, 2016 08:32AM
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Matthew
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I wanted to read this book because it was a gift and looked interesting. When I started, I was instantly drawn into the story of Joe Rantz's life. How he was abandoned, exiled by his step-mother. So far, I don't regret my choice of reading this a book.
— Jan 25, 2016 08:32AM
Matthew
is on page 89 of 404
I wanted to read this book because it looked interesting. I started reading and was pulled into the story of Joe Rantz's life. How he was abandoned, exiled by his family. He was homeless at one point, until his step-mother died. He went to Washington University after a year of high school where his brother taught.
— Jan 25, 2016 08:27AM
