The Corrections
Ratings113
Average rating3.9
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Ratings113
Average rating3.9
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Franzen's description of dysfunction just didn't hold true for me, and I know dysfunction.
I read this a million years ago, when it was new, but my ambivalent experience with “Freedom” left me wanting to refresh my memory–am I not a Franzen fan, or just not a “Freedom” fan?
Upon re-reading, it became clear that my problem was “Freedom,” not Franzen (my, isn't this is an alliterative review). “The Corrections” was everything I wanted it to be–zany, painfully precise in its portraits of the characters (I swear I will stop with the alliteration), but compassionate towards all their inelegant fumblings.
Anyway, who doesn't love a good family drama (said the psychologist)?
A searing look at family values in America. Along the same lines as American Beauty, but much more masterful in its scope and depth.
She knew she was telling herself lies, but she didn't know which of the things in her head were the lies and which were the truth.
How can you distinguish the people when everybody pretends to be the same?
Stoner
The Corrections
The Corrections
