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alisha247 's review for:
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
slow-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
my first franzen. i love a dysfunctional family, but dare i say i found this family too boring and too aggravating? the only perspective i really enjoyed reading was denise’s (i found the men in this novel particularly unbearable), and the only character i, ironically, felt sorry for was alfred despite him also being an unpleasant person. franzen really excelled at bringing the ‘political’ into this narrative, and he did a really good job at highlighting the sorrows of aging and watching your parents, those you had depended on your entire life, in such vulnerable positions.