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Originally Posted by Tati
I enjoyed the first couple of chapters far more than the latter ones. As short as the book is, it got tedious for me towards the end. It gets a little indulgent in the latter half as well.
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Reading the first maybe third of the book went quicker for me, as well. I started trudging through after that. I think it was because it was going in several different directions. I agree that it became indulgent and that's probably part of my problem with it, too.
That scene very early, maybe first chapter, of their trip to Disney World set the tone for me. I don't know what it was about that paricular moment, but something about it was so pathetically familiar - but not exactly.
Like A*O said, it wasn't comedic, because Franzen takes himself too seriously.
I give it 5/10. I was very meh about it after all was said and done. Can't say I disliked it, but I can't say I liked it.