Title: Strong, not afraid to be complicated
Product review: I don't think I've ever read a novel where my opinions of the characters changed so much in the course of the book. That's a good sign - no one in this story is one-dimensional. Franzen has no problem with digression, which provides some of the strength of characterization. His people will take a page or two at any time to go on about things that are really important to them (nostalgia for punk and new wave music, for example, or how it feels to want to buy clothes that you see worn by the kind of people you can't stand.) Even the least important characters get filled in. His plotting is, in the end, a bit weaker, but still serves. Highly recommended - and just where are the novels since this one?
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