Encrucijadas
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- Author：Jonathan Franzen
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Summary
Estamos a 23 de diciembre de 1971， y la familia Hildebrandt se halla en una encrucijada。 Russ， el patriarca， pastor adjunto en una iglesia de Chicago， está a punto de liberarse del yugo de un matrimonio que considera infeliz。。。 Suponiendo que Marion， su brillante e inestable esposa， no se libere primero。 Tras haber hecho algo que va a destrozar al padre， el primogénito， Clem， regresa a casa para pasar las vacaciones。 Su hermana Becky， que desde hace tiempo es la indiscutible reina de la vida social de su colegio， ha virado hacia la contracultura de la época。 Y Perry， el pequeño， harto de vender hierba para mantener su adicción a las drogas， está decidido a ser una persona mejor。 Por caminos muy distintos， los Hildebrandt ansían una libertad que los demás amenazan con complicar。
Reviews
Ben
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No one writes about the intricacies of family dynamics like Franzen。 One of his best。
Rod
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Yes， it had its problems。 Some of the "minor" characters （Navajos， therapist， etc。） were less-than-fully-realized。 I felt that Russ' character acted in an inconsistent manner （and not just the inconsistency of human nature）。 One could sometimes feel Franzen straining to capture the time period， or injecting perspectives that seemed out of place。 And it was maybe a little soap-opera-ish。 Yet， I was engaged with the characters and the story all the way through。 I applaud him for setting religion-- Yes， it had its problems。 Some of the "minor" characters （Navajos， therapist， etc。） were less-than-fully-realized。 I felt that Russ' character acted in an inconsistent manner （and not just the inconsistency of human nature）。 One could sometimes feel Franzen straining to capture the time period， or injecting perspectives that seemed out of place。 And it was maybe a little soap-opera-ish。 Yet， I was engaged with the characters and the story all the way through。 I applaud him for setting religion--and individual struggles with religion--at the center of the action， which does not seem to be a fashionable thing to do in contemporary literary works。 And I found the family dynamics gripping， if sometimes too hastily drawn。 The first in a trilogy; I'm intrigued to find out the direction of the next book。 。。。more
Kelli
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Pleasurable to read despite sentences like “She was little， and female， but her thoughts were original。”
Trace Nichols
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DNFNot my cup of tea。
Charlotte
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It's a rare treat to read a 580 page novel and desperately want the sequel。 Franzen's character driven depiction of an early 1970s Chicago suburb felt very familiar。 Somehow he manages to produce a historical novel that accurately portrays its time period and also provides an awareness of how the era looks in 2021。 We witness 2 parents create the 1971 crises threatening their marriage through flashbacks， which makes watching their children's forays towards adulthood poignant and scary。 It's a rare treat to read a 580 page novel and desperately want the sequel。 Franzen's character driven depiction of an early 1970s Chicago suburb felt very familiar。 Somehow he manages to produce a historical novel that accurately portrays its time period and also provides an awareness of how the era looks in 2021。 We witness 2 parents create the 1971 crises threatening their marriage through flashbacks， which makes watching their children's forays towards adulthood poignant and scary。 。。。more
MAURI L。 EVANS
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If you like Jonathan Franzen （I do） you'll like this book a lot。 If you like Jonathan Franzen （I do） you'll like this book a lot。 。。。more
Gulf Coast
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Well at 200 pages in I am calling it quits。 I really thought I would like this。 The reviews are good but I just don't care for any if the characters especially Russ！ Maybe once the next installment of this trilogy is available I will try again。Library read。 Well at 200 pages in I am calling it quits。 I really thought I would like this。 The reviews are good but I just don't care for any if the characters especially Russ！ Maybe once the next installment of this trilogy is available I will try again。Library read。 。。。more
Tammy Love
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I have a love/strongly dislike relationship with Franzen。 Love his writing style / strongly dislike many of his characters。 I cannot deny these are compelling characters but they sure left a bad taste in my mouth。 And I can’t wait to hear more about them in the next one。 4。5 for me。
Kent Winward
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Franzen can write and the characters in this are compelling， but by the end it felt like he tired of the characters。 The characters hit this end point that doesn't seem to necessarily fit what was in the pages before。 Some of the choices and actions of the characters strain credulity， but it was definitely worth reading。Might of even gotten five stars， but I had just read Joshua Ferris' latest novel and it was much better。 Franzen can write and the characters in this are compelling， but by the end it felt like he tired of the characters。 The characters hit this end point that doesn't seem to necessarily fit what was in the pages before。 Some of the choices and actions of the characters strain credulity， but it was definitely worth reading。Might of even gotten five stars， but I had just read Joshua Ferris' latest novel and it was much better。 。。。more
Amerie
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Fantastic。
Steve
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4。5*
Katie
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I know。 I know。 Jonathan Franzen is known to be a real jerk。 He only writes about middle to upper middle class white people， but he does it so well。 I think this one might be his best version of his often funny， often kinda messed up white， suburban malaise。 This time we take a deep dive into the dysfunctional Hilderbrandt family。 They screw up， betray each other， act entirely in self-serving ways， and are each very flowed in their own ways。 It is also at times hilarious， with excellent conversa I know。 I know。 Jonathan Franzen is known to be a real jerk。 He only writes about middle to upper middle class white people， but he does it so well。 I think this one might be his best version of his often funny， often kinda messed up white， suburban malaise。 This time we take a deep dive into the dysfunctional Hilderbrandt family。 They screw up， betray each other， act entirely in self-serving ways， and are each very flowed in their own ways。 It is also at times hilarious， with excellent conversations and interactions among the characters， and exactly why I enjoy Franzen's writing。 This book is the first in a trilogy about the Hilderbrandts， and after finishing this one， I am so glad that there will eventually be more。 。。。more
Chris Haak
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I’m already looking forward to the next part！
Stefaan Sterck
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Brack
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I was reminded so much of the Rabbit series by John Updike while reading this。 Of course it did not hurt that I am of the same generation of the kids in the Hildebrandt family。 Also， that I was part of the generation of church goers hanging out with "cool" youth leadership。 And while we did not have the abundance of drugs and access to the parents liquor cabinet these kids had， the atmosphere was much the same。 The kids equally self righteous and the church leadership thought highly of themselve I was reminded so much of the Rabbit series by John Updike while reading this。 Of course it did not hurt that I am of the same generation of the kids in the Hildebrandt family。 Also， that I was part of the generation of church goers hanging out with "cool" youth leadership。 And while we did not have the abundance of drugs and access to the parents liquor cabinet these kids had， the atmosphere was much the same。 The kids equally self righteous and the church leadership thought highly of themselves。I recommend this title and look forward to the subsequent adventures of this group。 。。。more
John
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This is Franzen's best book since The Corrections。 It feels very similar to that book as well， focusing on this family unit and giving every character their own sections。 And in typical Franzen fashion， he does a smash-bang job with the in-depth psychological portraits of this family。 Plus， in a new step for him， this book tackles the role of religion in American life as well。 This is Franzen's best book since The Corrections。 It feels very similar to that book as well， focusing on this family unit and giving every character their own sections。 And in typical Franzen fashion， he does a smash-bang job with the in-depth psychological portraits of this family。 Plus， in a new step for him， this book tackles the role of religion in American life as well。 。。。more
Benjamin Marcher
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It felt a lot like Franzen was focusing on Volume 2 while writing this， a lot of it felt rehashed or convenient。 It was comical， endearing， and very pro-God， despite Franzen's rampant， overflowing inner evil。Despite what Franzen said he did not do a good job in making this it’s own novel。 And knowing that Volume 2 will pick up in the mid-90s in all likelihood， it doesn’t sound like it will ever get its own resolution。 How postmodern It felt a lot like Franzen was focusing on Volume 2 while writing this， a lot of it felt rehashed or convenient。 It was comical， endearing， and very pro-God， despite Franzen's rampant， overflowing inner evil。Despite what Franzen said he did not do a good job in making this it’s own novel。 And knowing that Volume 2 will pick up in the mid-90s in all likelihood， it doesn’t sound like it will ever get its own resolution。 How postmodern 。。。more
Nilesh
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In the context of the remaining books of the trilogy， this might be a five-star book on its own。 As it stands， the final third of the book does not match the exceptional build-up before。 It is clear that all Crossroads' characters have a lot more to go through， but not in this book。In Hilderbrants， Mr。 Franzen builds highly nuanced， immensely complicated， and yet completely identifiable characters。 The author uses engaging events and well-crafted interactions to expose the innards of each person In the context of the remaining books of the trilogy， this might be a five-star book on its own。 As it stands， the final third of the book does not match the exceptional build-up before。 It is clear that all Crossroads' characters have a lot more to go through， but not in this book。In Hilderbrants， Mr。 Franzen builds highly nuanced， immensely complicated， and yet completely identifiable characters。 The author uses engaging events and well-crafted interactions to expose the innards of each personality。 Predictably， none of them are perfect， yet the reader is bound to feel for each of them。 One is often repelled by and attracted to the same quirks of the same characters。 The master author conjures events that match those characters （until he is in the wrap-up mode towards the end）。 Every one of them is superficially every day one but imbued with constant unpredictability that never appears artificial。 They allow the author to describe the contradictions inherent in his completely human protagonists and also allow them to change and grow。 The book is perfect until the Christmas events that end around the two-third length。 The big night ends with each character playing a role in multiple emotionally supercharged， climactic events with outcomes that will make readers wonder about various metaphysical issues。 To this reviewer， the book should have found its interlude somewhere around there。 The rest turns out to be a preamble for what is to follow with highly uneven treatment for various characters。 。。。more
Megan
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Wooooo。。。！ What a journey into a religious family from the 1970's in the mid-west。 So real。。。so twisted。。。 I am always drawn towards a book with a super deep dive into the characters。 And this book dives。。。！ I could have kept reading and reading about the Hildebrandt family。 It was a long book that seemed short。 Applause！ Wooooo。。。！ What a journey into a religious family from the 1970's in the mid-west。 So real。。。so twisted。。。 I am always drawn towards a book with a super deep dive into the characters。 And this book dives。。。！ I could have kept reading and reading about the Hildebrandt family。 It was a long book that seemed short。 Applause！ 。。。more
Patrick
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This work moved me。 Franzen's best。 I may be distinctively susceptible as a product of the vaguely Christian affluent white suburbs， a fan of the author's previous work， and someone who dabbled in both rock bands church youth groups （yikes！） as a teenager。 The book has a kind of self-enveloping magic。 Within its self-contained world， every digression， every set piece， every character motivation has the quality of seeming urgently true to life。 If you step back and look at it from a distance， som This work moved me。 Franzen's best。 I may be distinctively susceptible as a product of the vaguely Christian affluent white suburbs， a fan of the author's previous work， and someone who dabbled in both rock bands church youth groups （yikes！） as a teenager。 The book has a kind of self-enveloping magic。 Within its self-contained world， every digression， every set piece， every character motivation has the quality of seeming urgently true to life。 If you step back and look at it from a distance， some of the narrative seems over-produced and a bit "just so。" But the writing is so transparently excellent that that almost never happens。 。。。more
Gloria Baldoni
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🐐
Dan
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Crossroads is a welcome immersive， big novel， remarkably taut and involving for its size。 But it strikes me as a collage of laughable characters and situations， none of which ring true。 Will Matt Groening write the screenplays for the animated The Hildebrandts sitcom series？ 3。5 stars
Caitlin
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Sorry everyone， it’s phenomenal。
Onceinabluemoon
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3。5 odd one out on this， didn’t care for any of them， the book was an undertaking to write， I appreciate that talent， but I cared zero for。 First of this trilogy will stop here for me…
Michael Asen
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Quite simply the best book I have read in 2021 and his best since The Corrections。 Maybe even better。As usual he sees the world through somewhat skeptical eyes and is this country's best social critic since Samuel Clemens。 The story of one family treading lightly into the 1970s。 Captured the times perfectly。 With Roth and Updike gone there aren't too many authors who I know will hit the spot for me。 Franzen does。 Quite simply the best book I have read in 2021 and his best since The Corrections。 Maybe even better。As usual he sees the world through somewhat skeptical eyes and is this country's best social critic since Samuel Clemens。 The story of one family treading lightly into the 1970s。 Captured the times perfectly。 With Roth and Updike gone there aren't too many authors who I know will hit the spot for me。 Franzen does。 。。。more
Lee Klein
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So well-done， engaging， unpredictable， likeable， at times profound， moving at times， extraordinarily well-characterized， dramatic （plot-propelling conflict ever-arising）， with stretches of believable， often religious/morality-related interiority， steady third-person focused on a Hildenbrandt family member per chapter， dealing with all the vices and virtues of life， patient narrative pace that's nevertheless always revved up in veering， vervy language， sentences so often starting with some clause So well-done， engaging， unpredictable， likeable， at times profound， moving at times， extraordinarily well-characterized， dramatic （plot-propelling conflict ever-arising）， with stretches of believable， often religious/morality-related interiority， steady third-person focused on a Hildenbrandt family member per chapter， dealing with all the vices and virtues of life， patient narrative pace that's nevertheless always revved up in veering， vervy language， sentences so often starting with some clause creating anticipation for subject and verb， with the locations and psychiatric concerns and some thematics （dynamics of generosity as in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men） related to DFW grafted into the novel's structure and skin， especially with Perry （160 IQ， drug problem， so smart he's essentially stupid， ultimately tragic）。 Really enjoyed reading nearly 100 pages a day， could see the world and these people and care for them， appreciated and admired the novel， but also so often everything seemed to reflect on the author， the characters' insecurities the author's （Russ's envy of the cooler Ambrose？）， and the world so vividly evoked and realistic seemed mechanized if never false， arranged exactly this way by the author lord of that world， each part orchestrated and intentional， rarely inadvertent or intuitive。 The single lingering impression is that Franzen is a masterful author whose mastery is the single lingering impression -- I don't come away from the book thinking about its themes while otherwise doing dishes etc or with an image imprinted forever in my imagination （no matter how vivid the scenes are） or a sense of wonder or mystery or elevated perception of the inexhaustible abundance of life -- I come away thinking Franzen has defended his status as a major American writer。 Which is weird。 It's like he gets an A+， like he knows the contemporary literary fiction novel production game and plays it so wonderfully well， but there's a grade beyond grades that's unattainable for him， in part because he's too in control， there's not enough room for the reader to co-create the text？ Laughed aloud twice although most of the book is written with a sense of humor， veer and verve -- the humor is more in the implausibility of every family member undergoing a major life crisis at the exact time。 Will definitely read Crossroads Part 2 and will probably even watch the related series on Netflix or HBO。 Of note， the guitar guy on the cover is playing a blues shuffle in A， like Johnny B。 Goode more than Crossroads Blues， but at least it’s a blues rhythm form -- a meaningless superficial cover detail I liked。 。。。more
Kion You
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Franzen popped off with this one - his best novel since Corrections。 For a non-religious person he writes acutely about a particular midwestern， white， Christian shame， and the ways that thinking of ourselves as predominantly sinful harms ourselves and the people around us more than it redeems。 And then of course there are the classic Franzen topics of the family utterly falling apart， the bad sex writing， the equally weak willed men and women， but this one seems to actually have a serious recko Franzen popped off with this one - his best novel since Corrections。 For a non-religious person he writes acutely about a particular midwestern， white， Christian shame， and the ways that thinking of ourselves as predominantly sinful harms ourselves and the people around us more than it redeems。 And then of course there are the classic Franzen topics of the family utterly falling apart， the bad sex writing， the equally weak willed men and women， but this one seems to actually have a serious reckoning with race and racial minorities， maybe for the first time。 As in his previous novels， I'm left feeling like nobody is good， that the notion of family is fucked and impossible， and that that is living。 。。。more
Haley
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The characters are amazingly real。 Did not love the last 50-75 pages or the ending。 But wow the characters and his description of a mental health crisis are quite amazing。
Jesse Solis
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His best since Corrections， and possibly his most complex characters to date。 I cannot wait for the next one in this promised trilogy。
Miriam Barber
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I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would。 I’d loved The Corrections， enjoyed Freedom， and even liked the seemingly-less-popular Purity， but when I read that the hulking 600-page Crossroads is merely the first in a trilogy I felt a bit tired and was briefly uncertain whether I could， in fact， be actually arsed with devoting so much time to the Franzen cause。Anyway， I’m glad I did bother。 The book is huge not just in size but in scope; a whole raft of characters are drawn in impeccable I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would。 I’d loved The Corrections， enjoyed Freedom， and even liked the seemingly-less-popular Purity， but when I read that the hulking 600-page Crossroads is merely the first in a trilogy I felt a bit tired and was briefly uncertain whether I could， in fact， be actually arsed with devoting so much time to the Franzen cause。Anyway， I’m glad I did bother。 The book is huge not just in size but in scope; a whole raft of characters are drawn in impeccable detail so that I felt some sympathy toward almost all of them。 It is 1971， and hippies abound。 Rev。 Russ Hildebrandt， a pastor whose deeply religious Mennonite upbringing has left him curiously naive in some ways， is becoming disillusioned and bored of his wife Marion who， for her part， has her own secrets and is slaying her own demons。 When he seems on the cusp of an embarrassing affair with a woman in the congregation， Marion decides to follow HER own truth too。 So busy are the two of them at immersing themselves in their own secrets， they collectively take their eyes off their 4 almost grown up children （conscientious Clem， troubled genius Perry， popular and beautiful Becky and little， compliant Judson） and the book rushes to a fairly inevitable dramatic climax - although it cuts off quite suddenly， clearly readying the reader for the second in the trilogy。 There was a lot of “religiosity” （an oft-repeated word in the book） but this threw the usual struggles of the characters into an unusual relief， so it didn’t feel superfluous。 And I was invested in all of the characters to one degree or another， which bodes well for the sequels。 I might read those on a kindle， though。 600 pages of hardback is an actual physical effort， especially in bed。 。。。more
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