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I cannot think of another time where I've read a book that was so depressing for 500+ pages and yet so completely hopefully in in the last line as to totally redeem the tone of the book. I loved this novel. The characters were just so full and complete and even though almost all convinced me that by my actions and thoughts I'm a saint compared to them, I could feel myself caring for their story, hoping things got better or at least resolved themselves suitably. And some did and some didn't. The
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It was rough going for me in the first few dozen pages of this novel, and I fought to re-engage myself several times throughout. At times I was made so uncomfortable by the complete awkwardness and desperation of the family in crisis that I felt I had to put the book down and walk away. Franzen captures the complex emotions of living up to the constant moving target of others' expectations, and the even-more-elusive expectations we have of ourselves. The shifting family dynamic is portrayed thro
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Aug 22, 2008
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