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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun to read book that had me anxiously turning pages at times. Following the story of a family as they navigate dysfunctional relationships with each other, themselves and their world. Jonathan does an excellent job at dropping you into the mind of a character so believablely that you find your yourself swimming in their thoughts effortlessly as a fish would when placed into water.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
That's it, I'm done with Franzen. I trudged through the dysfunctional lives of the people in "Freedom," and while this one was better, slightly more comical (in that dark way, of course), it is also another well-written tale of modern humans and their short-comings that I will not punish myself with. Franzen is obviously a good writer, but even after just 62 pages I was weary of the paragraph-long sentences and masochistic despair of the few characters introduced. At 568 pages, it is a long haul for such unlikable people. Read Harry Potter instead. Or Ann Patchett. Or Jeffrey Eugenides. At least there is some redemption within their stories and it doesn't come so late you don't give a shit any more.
dieses buch war so ein kampf und genau das was mir bei “purity” so unfassbar gut gefallen hat ist hier zum verhängnis geworden, weil diese eeeeleeeendig ausschweifenden beschreibungen über irgend einen belanglosen sideplot mich so dermaßen in den wahnsinn getrieben haben
ABER am ende ist die geschichte im kern doch sehr sehr gut, es war nur eine reise, die so strapaziös nicht hätte sein müssen finde ich
ABER am ende ist die geschichte im kern doch sehr sehr gut, es war nur eine reise, die so strapaziös nicht hätte sein müssen finde ich
Excellent and epic. Franzen masters the art of describing a family's struggles.
challenging
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes