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The Twenty-Seventh City (25th Anniversary Edition) - Jonathan Franzen, Philip Weinstein
The Twenty-Seventh City (25th Anniversary Edition)
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B00DA7HHCE
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 532
Edition language: English
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fablejack
fablejack rated it
Clearly a very intelligent book that suffers under its own weight, no particularly likable characters, and a central conflict that was hard to care about. But other than that, I was intrigued by the characters and impressed with the writing, so I'll check out some more Franzen.
The Bookchemist
The Bookchemist rated it
An incredible debut novel, a wonderfully Pynchonian work, and the demonstration that Franzen can be awesome even with something different from a Midwestern family saga.Video-review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68qnEsK3mpQ
Infinite Joe
Infinite Joe rated it
3.0 The Twenty-Seventh City (Bestselling Backlist)
I think it's a good thing that of Franzen's novels, I read this one last. If I had read it first, I may not have bothered to read the rest, which would be a shame, since The Corrections and Freedom were exceptional books, and 5-star material, in my eyes. It's not that I didn't enjoy this book, but...
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