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The Corrections

The Corrections

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‘Funny and deeply sad， large-hearted and merciless， The Corrections is a testament to the range and depth of pleasures great fiction affords' David Foster Wallace

After fifty years as a wife and mother， Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun。 Unfortunately her husband， Alfred， is losing his sanity， and their children have long since fled for the catastrophes of their own lives。 As Alfred’s condition worsens and the Lamberts are forced to face their secrets and failures， Enid sets her heart on one last family Christmas。

Bringing the old world of civic virtue and sexual inhibition into violent collision with the era of hands-off parenting， do-it-yourself mental healthcare and globalised greed， ‘The Corrections’ confirms Jonathan Franzen as one of the most brilliant interpreters of the American soul。

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Andrea ，

I Lambert， una famiglia medio borghese americana， bella e brillante， ma fondamentalmente meschina。 La cronaca dell'ultimo Natale passato insieme al completo fa da meta a un lungo riassunto delle loro vite e dei loro insuccessi， soprattutto sentimentali。I personaggi di Franzen sono pessimi studenti: sbagliano e non riescono a correggersi， o， quando lo fanno， la toppa è peggio dello strappo。 Anche perché fondamentalmente non mutano （la correzione， ci informa l'autore， non è una bolla che esplode， I Lambert， una famiglia medio borghese americana， bella e brillante， ma fondamentalmente meschina。 La cronaca dell'ultimo Natale passato insieme al completo fa da meta a un lungo riassunto delle loro vite e dei loro insuccessi， soprattutto sentimentali。I personaggi di Franzen sono pessimi studenti: sbagliano e non riescono a correggersi， o， quando lo fanno， la toppa è peggio dello strappo。 Anche perché fondamentalmente non mutano （la correzione， ci informa l'autore， non è una bolla che esplode， ma un processo di medio-lungo termine）， più che altro vanno in crisi。La scrittura di Franzen è sicura e brillante e riesce a creare personaggi sfaccettati e credibili。 Il problema， per quanto mi riguarda， è che faccio fatica ad appassionarmi a seicento pagine di personaggi poco amabili， quando non insopportabili， orientati tutti verso un inevitabile destino di fallimento verso le （rispettive quando non comuni） dinamiche familiari， in un modo decisamente programmatico。 Ok， ho capito， la famiglia è la causa di tutti i mali。 O forse semplicemente si pretende troppo da essa， rimanendo inevitabilmente delusi e rancorosi。 。。。more

Mark Pedlar ，

This book was a roller coaster ride for me but by the end I was totally sold。 It is a complex novel， with many twists and turns， and deals with many issues to do with family， politics， mental and physical health， and the economy。Initially I took a dislike for the claustrophobic， controlling home created by Alfred and Enid， especially for the mother's frenzied efforts to bring the family together for 'one last Christmas。' But I guess I was projecting my own negative feelings about family Christma This book was a roller coaster ride for me but by the end I was totally sold。 It is a complex novel， with many twists and turns， and deals with many issues to do with family， politics， mental and physical health， and the economy。Initially I took a dislike for the claustrophobic， controlling home created by Alfred and Enid， especially for the mother's frenzied efforts to bring the family together for 'one last Christmas。' But I guess I was projecting my own negative feelings about family Christmases， and my own past feelings about my mother， god bless her， onto Enid。 During my reading of the book I came to understand Enid， and I learnt not to blame her。For me， the most memorable parts of the novel were the stories of the problems faced by the three children， Chip， Gary and Denise， in their careers， relationships and marriages。 Chip and Gary were hard to like， although both were clearly stuggling with their mental health， and the crises in their relationships were realistic and sometimes hard to read。 Denise seemed to be drawn more positively by the writer。 Chip recoverd from his downfall as an academic。 I didn't really understand his escapade in Latvia and what it meant other than a comment on the corrupt directions that some eastern european countries went in after the collapse of the Soviet Union， and the US involvement in some cases。Denise was shown to have a real love for her work， and a sense of direction， wheras Gary was almost stereoptypically drawn as money obsessed。 Denise was the most successful of the three I felt and I loved the description of her involvement with the inner-city project。Definitely now going to read Freedom。 。。。more

Alessia Adele ，

Il romanzo narra le vicende di una famiglia composta da padre， madre e tre figli， attraverso un arco temporale di circa 30 anni， con una serie di continui flashback。 La famiglia in questione non è priva di problemi: ogni componente viene descritto in tutte le sue sfumature， raccontando varie vicende e vari aneddoti riguardanti ognuno di loro。 In questi termini è ben fatto: la storia ti fa capire fino in fondo le ragioni che portano i diversi protagonisti ad essere quello che sono， e ti spingono Il romanzo narra le vicende di una famiglia composta da padre， madre e tre figli， attraverso un arco temporale di circa 30 anni， con una serie di continui flashback。 La famiglia in questione non è priva di problemi: ogni componente viene descritto in tutte le sue sfumature， raccontando varie vicende e vari aneddoti riguardanti ognuno di loro。 In questi termini è ben fatto: la storia ti fa capire fino in fondo le ragioni che portano i diversi protagonisti ad essere quello che sono， e ti spingono a provare compassione per loro， ad amarli o ad odiarli， ad approvare o meno le loro azioni。 Alla fine del libro， senti di far parte della famiglia。Unica nota dolente， non da poco: ho trovato il libro a tratti fin troppo prolisso。 L'autore ha esposto alcune vicende con troppi dettagli che alla fine si sono rivelati totalmente inutili， e che hanno reso il libro abbastanza pesante da leggere; in fin dei conti， le 600 pagine avrebbero potuto essere tranquillamente dimezzate， a mio parere。 。。。more

Dinara Bekmagambetova ，

Почему-то мне нравится читать про dysfunctional families， вот ничего не могу с собой поделать。 Но после этой книги я， наверное， не скоро еще возьмусь за что-то подобное。 Альфред， пожилой отец семейства， страдает болезнью Паркинсона， а еще медленно и неумолимо теряет рассудок。 Его жена Инид сбивается с ног， пытаясь одновременно ухаживать за мужем， жить комфортно и быть в курсе того， что происходит в жизнях ее троих взрослых детей。 И переживать там есть за что。 Средний сын Чип – один из самых жалк Почему-то мне нравится читать про dysfunctional families， вот ничего не могу с собой поделать。 Но после этой книги я， наверное， не скоро еще возьмусь за что-то подобное。 Альфред， пожилой отец семейства， страдает болезнью Паркинсона， а еще медленно и неумолимо теряет рассудок。 Его жена Инид сбивается с ног， пытаясь одновременно ухаживать за мужем， жить комфортно и быть в курсе того， что происходит в жизнях ее троих взрослых детей。 И переживать там есть за что。 Средний сын Чип – один из самых жалких и гнусных мужчин из всех， о ком я читала， мечущийся от феминизма к неуклюжему воспеванию женских грудей。 Чип всю жизнь пытается создать образ успешного себя в головах своих родителей и терпит неудачу。 Чем больше я о нем узнавала， тем больше отвращения у меня вызывал его персонаж。По сравнению с Чипом старший сын Гэри - просто образчик примерного отпрыска。 У него - стабильная и высокооплачиваемая работа， жена и трое детей， большой дом， напичканный дорогостоящими гаджетами。 Но на деле Гэри оказывается чуть ли не величайшей сволочью в книге） А сцены ссор между Гэри и его женой Кэролайн практически невозможно читать。 Это настоящее искусство – уметь так бесить и манипулировать друг другом и детьми。Ну и наконец Дениз - самая младшая и на протяжении большей части романа единственная， кто проявляет сочувствие и заботу по отношению к больному отцу и изможденной матери。 Дениз - состоявшийся профессионал， молодой и талантливый шеф-повар。 Но на личном фронте все не так однозначно: у нее проблемы с самооценкой， она очень хочет нравиться людям и не может устоять， если кто-то проявляет к ней симпатию。 Заглянув в головы детей， мы возвращаемся к родителям。 Помните， я говорила， что невозможно читать про Гэри и Кэролайн？ Беру свои слова назад， отношения Инид и Альфреда - вот что по-настоящему невыносимо。 Он считает， что жизнь=страдание， и сознательно отвергает любые удовольствия и радости， особенно те， что связаны с сексом。 Она несмотря ни на что остается рядом， и надеется， что когда-нибудь станет получше， и так всю жизнь и живет в предвкушении чего-то - свадеб своих детей， беззаботной жизни на пенсии， долгожданного круиза。 Правда， ее ожидания не всегда сбываются。Фоном всему этому идут проблемы с деньгами: Инид， бесконечно пилящая своего мужа об инвестиционном решении， которое он принял несколько десятков лет назад; Гэри， который тратит десятки тысяч долларов на акции и требует у матери возместить ему 4 доллара， которые он потратил на гвозди для родительского дома; Чип， вынужденный ходить по супермаркету с замороженной рыбой в штанах， потому что ему нечем за нее заплатить。 Тщательно， до мелочей выписанные характеры， обилие деталей и без прикрас описанные бытовые ситуации делают этот роман до жуткости правдоподобным。 Хоть я и не сталкивалась с проблемами героев， мне легко поверить， что так все это и происходит в жизни。 Роман тяжелый и не всегда легкий для восприятия， поэтому не возьму на себя смелость его рекомендовать。 Но если все же решите прочесть， то， думаю， нескоро сможете о нем забыть и здорово разнообразите свою литературную диету。 。。。more

Owen DeVries ，

Some novels， such as Ulysses or Lolita， became well-known among the general public due to the legal wrangling that hindered their publication。 Other books gain fame through awards or movie adaptations。 The Corrections， one of the masterpieces of new millennium fiction， is unfortunately best remembered for the "Oprah Incident。"In 2001， when Oprah Winfrey announced that The Corrections would be a selection for her book club， Franzen's publisher increased the planned print run tenfold - from 80，000 Some novels， such as Ulysses or Lolita， became well-known among the general public due to the legal wrangling that hindered their publication。 Other books gain fame through awards or movie adaptations。 The Corrections， one of the masterpieces of new millennium fiction， is unfortunately best remembered for the "Oprah Incident。"In 2001， when Oprah Winfrey announced that The Corrections would be a selection for her book club， Franzen's publisher increased the planned print run tenfold - from 80，000 to 800，000 copies。 Everyone should have celebrated。 One of the finest contemporary novels would be exposed to an enormous audience， and a successful TV show was offering a platform to a brilliant young writer。 And lots of people did celebrate 。 。 。 except author Franzen。 The novelist seemed to mock Oprah's program in an interview on NPR （although he admitted he had never watched an episode）， and expressed concerns that men might not read The Corrections because the Winfrey imprimatur would mark it as a book for women。The ever gracious Winfrey stepped in to resolve matters。 "Jonathan Franzen will not be on The Oprah Winfrey Show，" she announced， "because he is seemingly uncomfortable and conflicted about being chosen as a book club selection。 It is never my intention to make anyone uncomfortable or cause anyone conflict。 。 。 We're moving on to the next book。"Needless to say， this was not Franzen's finest moment。 I don't see anyone calling Cormac McCarthy or William Faulkner sissies because they found a million new reader via Oprah。 Even worse， Franzen became the focal point for a host of other petty gripes。 Pundits did everything from attack the author photo on his book jacket to blame Franzen for the death of experimental fiction。By the time Franzen followed up with a modest book of essays， The Discomfort Zone， critics felt compelled to review the writer instead of the book。 Michiko Kakutani dissected this inoffensive collection of occasional pieces and issued an autopsy report that passed for a book review。 The Discomfort Zone was "an odious self-portrait of the artist as a young jackass: petulant， pompous， obsessive， selfish and overwhelmingly self-absorbed。" I wouldn't be surprised if the future editions of the Merriam-Webster dictionary include blurbs from this review next to the definition for "ad hominem。"So why waste time actually reading The Corrections？ After all， this is a book you don't need to read， since you already have been assured by the experts that the author is a pathetic dweeb （although he does have a nice photo on the dust jacket of his book）。 'Nuff said。Yet I am here to tell you that The Corrections is worthy of your attention。 Everything clicks in this remarkable novel， which deserves to be more than a footnote to the life story of Oprah Winfrey。 Franzen's prose is artfully crafted， the characters vividly realized， and the storylines diverge and converge with the virtuosity of the Blue Angels doing tricks in the skyline。 Franzen can be funny or serious， sardonic or insightful。Above all， Jonathan Franzen is bluntly honest。 The same trait that irritated Ms。 Kakutani and Ms。 Winfrey also contributes to his greatness as a writer。 He is willing to open himself up completely， not worried what you might think about him。 He understands the foibles of the human condition， and lays them out for all to see - and， if they want to ridicule or dismiss， so be it。 I find this honesty invigorating， and wonder about critics to bring out their cudgels when a writer lets down his guard and speaks with such candor。Yet the true subject of The Corrections is the vanity of human wishes， not the vanity of Jonathan Franzen。 The mind-expanding range of subplots here - involving Lithuanian organized crime， academic politicking， white collar drinking， cruise ship narcotics， small town hypocrisy， life as a railroad engineer， medical correction of the human brain， the sexual politics of the cooking profession， and intergenerational strife （to cite some highlights） - all manage to expose the characters at their most vulnerable and least attractive moments。 Below the surface gloss of the flashy narratives， deep and dark issues loom: depressions， dementia， addiction， and physical decline。And， above all， the dysfunctional family。 This may be the most prominent theme in modern fiction: the ugly psychic baggage we inherited from Mom and Dad。 We rarely encounter this as a dominant theme in great novels of the past， except for a few depressing classics such as The Way of All Flesh （which Samuel Butler didn't dare publish during his lifetime）。 But just look at the celebrated modern fictions of Marilynne Robinson， Annie Proulx， David Foster Wallace， Marisha Pessl， Jonathan Lethem， and dozens of other literary stars， and you have enough material for an anti-Doctor-Spock， a blow-by-blow guide to lousy parenting。Franzen is a great connoisseur of the dysfunctional family， and this is the unifying theme in The Corrections。 Alfred and Enid Lambert and their three children guide us through all the beauty and ugliness that is passed down from generation to generation。 If they ever make a reality show out of that popular yuppie pastime of "my-family-was-more-bizarre-than-your-family，" the Lamberts may be the last ones voted off the island。Yet this novel is also endearing and affectionate， and full of a light humor， that sets it apart from your typical modern novel of bad parenting。 Franzen is too shrewd to play the blame game and just dish out mindless rants。 What a shame that his critics can't manage to do the same。 。。。more

Paula Monroe ，

Actually， I read 2/3 of this book and decided to stop。 There was so much dysfunction and sadness， and most of the characters were on the despicable side; I just couldn’t take it anymore。 It didn’t look like it was going toImprove。

Katrina ，

This was a surprisingly good read despite not having any really likeable characters。https://piningforthewest。co。uk/2021/0。。。 This was a surprisingly good read despite not having any really likeable characters。https://piningforthewest。co。uk/2021/0。。。 。。。more

James Coates ，

funny， smart， pathos etc but come on mate 500 pages + is a bit much

Loren ，

Fantastic book！ I enjoyed every page。 So close to our way of living and "wrong" paranting。 Highly recommended。 Fantastic book！ I enjoyed every page。 So close to our way of living and "wrong" paranting。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Andy Wiesendanger ，

Terrible。 560+ pages of waste。 Story follows a Midwest family that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy。 Dad has parkinson's， going demented， Mom lives in fantasy world where nothing is wrong， except what all her kids do， oldest son may be clinically depressed， and has a wife that seems to be turning their 3 boys against him， and he mostly cares about making money and being noticed as 'elite'。 2nd oldest son is a communist who got fired from univ teaching position for sleeping w/student， failed Terrible。 560+ pages of waste。 Story follows a Midwest family that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy。 Dad has parkinson's， going demented， Mom lives in fantasy world where nothing is wrong， except what all her kids do， oldest son may be clinically depressed， and has a wife that seems to be turning their 3 boys against him， and he mostly cares about making money and being noticed as 'elite'。 2nd oldest son is a communist who got fired from univ teaching position for sleeping w/student， failed at writing screenplay， went to Lithuania to defraud American investors until that country turned into ungoverned， warlord run mess， where he's robbed of $20，000 before walking to Poland to return back to States。 Youngest daughter sleeps w/older men， marries older man， divorces him， then sleeps w/her boss' wife， until she gets jealous that the wife is sleeping w/her husband， so brushes her off。 Then sleeps w/the husband， and they find out about it， both hate her， and they get a divorce， and she gets fired。 Altho she does wind up w/the wife later。 At end， they put Dad in nursing home， which he thinks is prison， and it seems Mom， 2nd son and daughter are happy now。 This was an Oprah's book club book too。 Nice job Oprah。 I'm sorry I'll never have that time back in my life。 560+ pages。 I can't imagine anyone raving about this book， but apparently people do。 Must be b/c makes them feel better about their life。 It was for my work book club， I'm interested to see who liked it。 Follows The Shack too， couldn't have two pretty polar opposite books。 Stay away。 。。。more

Phil Mendez ，

I fell off。 Gitanas storyline with Lithuania lost me。 It's still fun/funny to see Franzen rip on white middle class American life。 I fell off。 Gitanas storyline with Lithuania lost me。 It's still fun/funny to see Franzen rip on white middle class American life。 。。。more

Chris ，

It took a while to settle into this book。 I'm glad I took the time。 It took a while to settle into this book。 I'm glad I took the time。 。。。more

Ben Guterl ，

Life crazy 🤪

Alyson Edenborough ，

Really hard going， horrible people， well written but not worth the bother。

chris ，

"'So， what， you got cigarette burns， too？' Gitanas asked。Chip showed his palm。 'It's nothing。''Self-inflicted。 You pathetic American。''Different kind of prison，' Chip said。" （p。 135）“And when the event， the big change in your life， is simply an insight—isn’t that a strange thing？ That absolutely nothing changes except that you see things differently and you’re less fearful and less anxious and generally stronger as a result: isn’t it amazing that a completely invisible thing in your head can fee "'So， what， you got cigarette burns， too？' Gitanas asked。Chip showed his palm。 'It's nothing。''Self-inflicted。 You pathetic American。''Different kind of prison，' Chip said。" （p。 135）“And when the event， the big change in your life， is simply an insight—isn’t that a strange thing？ That absolutely nothing changes except that you see things differently and you’re less fearful and less anxious and generally stronger as a result: isn’t it amazing that a completely invisible thing in your head can feel realer than anything you’ve experienced before？ You see things more clearly and you know that you’re seeing them more clearly。 And it comes to you that this is what it means to love life， this is all anybody who talks seriously about God is ever talking about。 Moments like this。” （p。 305）"The human species was given dominion over the earth and took the opportunity to exterminate other species and warm the atmosphere and generally ruin things in its own image， but it paid this price for its privileges: that the finite and specific animal body of this species contained a brain capable of conceiving the infinite and wishing to be infinite itself。" （p。 465-66） 。。。more

Aurora ，

ne capisco la grandezza

Bryan Bozeman ，

This is an interesting read。 My interpretation is that Jonathan Franzen is dead set on convincing readers that he is a Good Writer （trademark）， and while he undoubtedly is， it felt at times like he was beating me over the head with a sort of weaponized command of the English language。 However， it is impossible not to appreciate how well-researched this book is， in essentially every aspect。 The characters aren't particularly likable， but they are interesting and Franzen does a nice job of giving This is an interesting read。 My interpretation is that Jonathan Franzen is dead set on convincing readers that he is a Good Writer （trademark）， and while he undoubtedly is， it felt at times like he was beating me over the head with a sort of weaponized command of the English language。 However， it is impossible not to appreciate how well-researched this book is， in essentially every aspect。 The characters aren't particularly likable， but they are interesting and Franzen does a nice job of giving them distinct voices that come together in the end in the inevitable tragedy of all American families。 If you share the experience of watching a family member deteriorate with age and/or sickness， this book may evoke some of those emotions。 I relived a few things through this book， for better or worse。 Three stars feels harsh， four feels generous。 So， consider this 3。5 stars from me in a world where Good Reads gives me that critical power and precision。 。。。more

Chels ，

Got half way through this。 It's a book about miserable people doing miserable things。And I'm not finishing it。Too bad， because I like Jonathan Franzen。 But not this one。 Got half way through this。 It's a book about miserable people doing miserable things。And I'm not finishing it。Too bad， because I like Jonathan Franzen。 But not this one。 。。。more

Mon ，

It’s just so wanky。 ‘The great American novel’ is just a lot of word vomit I can’t w Franzen’s prose。 It’s not for me。 NB I listened to the audiobook because I knew this would kill me if I read it。

Franske Brandt ，

Lastig te lezen boek met wel mooie beschrijvende zinnen en ook humor。 Het was worstelen om het uit te lezen maar ben blij dat ik dat toch heb gedaan。 Het was in het begin lastig waar het verhaal naartoe ging。 Ik ben benieuwd hoe zijn boek Vrijheid is。

Vivian ，

On the one hand， the prose is easy to read and the representations of the frustrations of family life often felt very true to life。 On the other hand， the book is gratuitously obsessed with sex， overly long， very self satisfied and even when it tries to write from female perspectives can’t help but either slip back to the men in their life or their sex lives

Monica ，

The author takes some liberties in logic and there are a couple of “he did not just go there” moments， but his writing style overcomes any of that kind of criticism。 You can join in the NovelStar writing contest happening this April till the end of May with a theme werewolf。 You can also publish your stories in NovelStar， just email our editors hardy@novelstar。top， joye@novelstar。top， or lena@novelstar。top。

María ，

This book is about a horrible list of characters。 A family from middle america with mundane problems and terrible management of them。 I've never enjoyed finishing a book faster because I was so upset about the Lambert family in St。 jude。 The narrating is very good but you sure will hate these people。 :） This book is about a horrible list of characters。 A family from middle america with mundane problems and terrible management of them。 I've never enjoyed finishing a book faster because I was so upset about the Lambert family in St。 jude。 The narrating is very good but you sure will hate these people。 :） 。。。more

Suzanne Pender ，

Finally done。 This book took me forever to finish， which may be why it seemed slightly disjointed and soulless to me。 Kind of amazed it won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer。 There were a lot of switching characters that I lost track of from time to time， and the length seemed slightly self indulgent。 The style and prose were nicely done， interspersing worlds of finance， food， philosophy， capitalism， private lives and past resentments。 There was a duality of seekers and Finally done。 This book took me forever to finish， which may be why it seemed slightly disjointed and soulless to me。 Kind of amazed it won the National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer。 There were a lot of switching characters that I lost track of from time to time， and the length seemed slightly self indulgent。 The style and prose were nicely done， interspersing worlds of finance， food， philosophy， capitalism， private lives and past resentments。 There was a duality of seekers and those calcified in their roles， with the seekers chasing after the self or gaining salve for somewhat obscure past injuries rather than something larger。 Were corrections ever really made in the book？ Are they ever really possible in life？ 。。。more

Nicole Affleck ，

Just the right amount of misanthropic for me。

miremnao ，

Очень большой и грубокий роман。

Basicappliance ，

A lot going on; at times feels it like too much。 Overall it was decent and unique。

Audrey ，

Incredibly well-written but deeply depressing， this book follows a family through a year （and life itself）。 Each character is complex and deep， but written with such a cynical edge that I found myself hating them all for most of the book。 Through the eyes of each family member， we follow winding stories of sex and illicit desire， murder， addiction， Lithuanian politics， ambition， depression， capitalism， pride， and aging （and sex， did I mention sex？）。 The plot somehow contains everything and yet t Incredibly well-written but deeply depressing， this book follows a family through a year （and life itself）。 Each character is complex and deep， but written with such a cynical edge that I found myself hating them all for most of the book。 Through the eyes of each family member， we follow winding stories of sex and illicit desire， murder， addiction， Lithuanian politics， ambition， depression， capitalism， pride， and aging （and sex， did I mention sex？）。 The plot somehow contains everything and yet the story moves slowly。 The parents， Alfred and Enid， are faced with the growing nightmare of Alfred's Parkinson's and dementia， while their adult children， Gary， Chip， and Denise， each make their way through the world carrying baggage from their less-than-perfect childhoods。 While the moral I chose to take from the book is to appreciate and value the time you have with loved ones because it will always be too short， in truth this book left me feeling very sad。 I wished there had been more redeeming moments or growth for the characters， though the last few pages provided a little hope。 Sprinkled with critiques of capitalist America， the story wanders throughout space and time and narrators to eventually bring everyone home for Christmas。 The beauty of the prose and the breathless writing style kept me reading， but the depressing content makes me not want to recommend this book。 。。。more

Darrin ，

I just finished it and thought it one of the best things I have read in a while， at least from the standpoint of novels that would be considered for a Pulitzer。 I really like novels that look at the contemporary family。 I see my family in the writing and in the characters。 The book makes you think about and understand similar situations and how they played out within the dynamics of my own life and family。 The most thoughtful and interesting character for me was Denise and Chip to a large degree I just finished it and thought it one of the best things I have read in a while， at least from the standpoint of novels that would be considered for a Pulitzer。 I really like novels that look at the contemporary family。 I see my family in the writing and in the characters。 The book makes you think about and understand similar situations and how they played out within the dynamics of my own life and family。 The most thoughtful and interesting character for me was Denise and Chip to a large degree redeems himself at the end。 Lovely book that really gave me a punch of melancholy at the end。 。。。more

Evan ，

Just finished reading this a second time。 I didn't plan to read it again， but it happened to be lying around so I did。 And wow， it's still really good。 Just finished reading this a second time。 I didn't plan to read it again， but it happened to be lying around so I did。 And wow， it's still really good。 。。。more

Reference

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