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cgbeck 's review for:
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
A bit of classic Russian (only in the rambling descriptiveness of Tolstoy, the aspirational depth of the characters of Dostoevsky), without the moral aspirations or transformative social commentary. Yet, I loved reading this book. There was too much poignant societal critique to not deeply relate to this dysfunctional family, a reminder of where many us (generation x & y) have come from, and where we have ended up. Bleak and little hope to be found, at the very least Franzen's way with words is enough to give this contemporary classic five stars.