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  • Reading The Corrections

  • I was extremely unhappy with this book. An epic novel that comes in at more than 500 pages, every character is contemptible and impossible to relate to. Early on, I thought there was a chance I might be able to find common ground with Alfred, the patriarch, and Denise, the sister/daughter, but alas, ... Continue

    I was extremely unhappy with this book. An epic novel that comes in at more than 500 pages, every character is contemptible and impossible to relate to. Early on, I thought there was a chance I might be able to find common ground with Alfred, the patriarch, and Denise, the sister/daughter, but alas, it wasn't to be.

    The Corrections centers on a Midwestern family that has spread out and lost touch. Father and mother live in their St. Jude home in an unnamed state (Illinois? Indiana? Iowa?) while the kids have relocated to New York City and Philadelphia. We weave through their various existences as we learn more and more about each individual and the reasons they are the way they are.

    One of my biggest issues with the book is Franzen's treatment of women, though admittedly the men don't fare better. His contempt for the female persuasion seems to shine through. I wish I had given myself permission to quit on the book after about 150 pages, but I felt as though I ought to see it through.

    

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