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Review title: everything falls apart
Product review: That sums up the message of the novel and its presentation.Empire Falls starts out as a mildly interesting character piece. The author plays out the interactions of a diverse set of characters and avoids easy judgemental pitfalls. I was intrigued by the very low level of sexuality displayed by all of the characters. Even the ex-wife in her single-minded pursuit of the perfect orgasm is only narcisistic, not sensual.Having introduced us to a community that is collectively, individually, and unanimously rotting away, Russo finally must confront the fact that there can be no satisfactory conclusion. To close out the novel, he drops the characterization (leaving lots of dangling issues) and substitutes a series of contrived, pulp-fiction plot devices (too many and too stupid to list here). The last page left me with fitting image of a town and a novel flushed down the sewer together.
