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| The Corrections Author: Jonathan Franzen Published: 2001 | Pages: 576 |
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Unfortunately, I'm probably
the last person in the United States to read The Corrections.
I'm not embarrassed by this fact, merely pissed that everyone out
there discovered this gem before I did. To me, it feels like watching
one of those films that seems to bring home the Palme d'Or every year.
You know, one of those stories that is so simple and so real that
it draws you into its clutches and doesn't let you go until "the
end." Usually these ensemble stories about dysfunction can't
keep up storylines for all of its characters. Some always seem empty
and cursory. Franzen manages to fill out all of his characters to
the point you feel like you know them, and want for them. Is it the
best written book I've ever read? No, but it certainly brings personalities
and situations to life, and that's really the important part of telling
a good story, isn't it? I know some people will take a while to get
into this one (a dreadful statement, I know), but it's certainly worth
the effort. I actually like the book more since I've finished it and
had time to think about the breadth of the narrative.The commentary
is there, but without the self-indulgent rants and tangents that are
so prevalant in so many of the books I tend to read. In other words,
it manages to be a good post-modern book without the post-modern crap
that most people hate about that genre of writing. Read it, but don't
expect kitties and butterflies--it's time to move on from The
Pokey Little Puppy. Other titles by Jonathan Franzen: Freedom Strong Motion The Twenty-Seventh City |
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