The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
Taste attributes: dramacomedyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA grounded novel that is stirring, intimate and inventive. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Like bookends of the past half century, the two generations of the Lambert family represent two very different aspects of America. Alfred, the patriarch, is a distant, puritanical company man; he is also slipping into Parkinson's-induced dementia. His wife, Enid, is a model Midwestern housewife, at once deferential and controlling.
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- Jonathan Franzen
- Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 592
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