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Title: zzzzz...
Review: Well I'll admit that I only read half of it, but I kept it around for a few months, thinking I SHOULD like it. Finally I gave it to the Salvation Army.Parts of it were fine, and there were some good characterizations (as another reader said); particularly the teenage girl and her folks living that white, UpperMiddleclass life. Franzen renders hum-drumness with amusing accuracy.But the political intrigue was hardly intriguing. It put me to sleep. Literally. I found myself skimming and skipping, then I just gave up.I like Franzen's essays, and I'm a fan of the crowd he runs with (DFWallace and co.), so this isn't the opinion of someone 'outside' the 90's writing thang. I get it. I just want to warn anyone thinking of buying this book to perhaps try another (will amazon really print this? Not that they shouldn't buy ANY books, just not this particular one!)
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