A review by joryburson
Independence Day by Richard Ford

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book was glacially slow paced. The main character is a middle aged, divorced white man with a lot of unacknowledged privilege. I suspect this was insightful material for a certain set of people when it was written in 1996, but nearly 20 years later it feels very dated and dull.