This is Franzen's _The Corrections_ with Jews and food. I enjoyed parts of the book--nice eye for details, good sense of plot management with intriguing flashbacks and flash forwards. Yet, the characters are just miserable people who you really rather hate for their flaws. Petty, miserable, inse...
You probably shouldn't have clicked view spoilers.You have been warned....Okay. So this started out pretty promising.Woman seeks independence! She has a tragic past! She's stolen all/most of her husbands money! And now Vegas! A sudden friendship! Beatles impersonators!Then we start delving in her...
Bill told Christina. “And if you follow them, everything should work out perfectly. First, don’t ever look him in the eye, at least not now. He’ll view it as a challenge. Wait till you get to know him first. It’ll take a while, probably a month. But in the meantime: no eye contact. Second, don’t ...