The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
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Author: Jonathan FranzenEdition: Paperback
Audio: French (Unknown)
Published: 2002
ISBN: 0006392237
Number of pages: 567
Publisher: Fourth Estate Limited
Book Reviews of The Corrections
Book Review: Clever, perceptive, moving and funny (maybe less funny for many Americans)
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this novel and look forward to reading Freedom. Given that Franzen published this book at the age of 42, his ability to get so acutely into the head of a mentally and physically declining old man must be based on secondary experience. That he does it so well sure as hell entertained this old man.
I'm struck by how many reviewers, mostly American, seem to be unable to appreciate the trenchant satire in this book. Reminds me of an acquaintance of mine who says: "Lighten up; if you can't laugh at yourself, call me, I'll laugh at you."
I enjoyed the discursive introductions to each member of this closely bound family in their attempts to establish a sustainable separate personal existence. And the constant tension between feeling on the brink of laughing at the characters and feeling moved by their predicaments. The last few pages are quite moving in their pathos.
My criteria for judging a work of fiction are quite standard ones: does the author create a coherent, credible world with credible characters, tell an interesting story involving those characters, use language in interesting and admirable ways and say something interesting, useful and/or truthful about the real world in the process. Jonathan Franzen ticks all the boxes.
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