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"It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless -- unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who's been selling drugs to seventh graders, has resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate. Jonathan Franzen's novels are celebrated for their unforgettably vivid characters and for their keen-eyed take on contemporary America. Now, in Crossroads, Franzen ventures back into the past and explores the history of two generations. With characteristic humor and complexity, and with even greater warmth, he conjures a world that resonates powerfully with our own. A tour de force of interwoven perspectives and sustained suspense, its action largely unfolding on a single winter day, Crossroads is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. Jonathan Franzen's gift for melding the small picture and the big picture has never been more dazzlingly evident."--… (plus d'informations)
Quelle histoire que celle de cette famille de pasteur, lui-même complexé, lassé de sa femme, convoitant et fantasmant sur une autre jeune femme de sa "communauté" ! et les 4 enfants bien malmenés dans toute cette histoire, les uns plus que d'autres, sans parler de celui qui se noie dans la drogue et se révèle psychotique. 700 pages addictives un peu longues quand il s'agit des crises de religiosité de certains membres de cette famille... ( )
Je ne sais que retenir de ce livre incroyablement riche, et complexe sous une apparente simplicité. Des personnages travaillés, certains sont particulièrement profond et, aussi, surprenant. Assurément un grand livre. ( )
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Voor Kathy!
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De grauwe hemel, doorstreept met kale eiken en iepen van het voorstadje New Prospect, beloofde de samengang van twee weersfronten in een witte kerst toen Russ Hildebrandt in zijn Plymouth Fury-sattionwagen stapte voor zijn ochtendronde langs de huizen van bedlegerige en seniele gemeenteleden van zijn hervormde kerk.
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'Ik denk erover na,'zei hij, maar hij wist al wat hij ging doen.
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"It's December 23, 1971, and heavy weather is forecast for Chicago. Russ Hildebrandt, the associate pastor of a liberal suburban church, is on the brink of breaking free of a marriage he finds joyless -- unless his wife, Marion, who has her own secret life, beats him to it. Their eldest child, Clem, is coming home from college on fire with moral absolutism, having taken an action that will shatter his father. Clem's sister, Becky, long the social queen of her high-school class, has sharply veered into the counterculture, while their brilliant younger brother Perry, who's been selling drugs to seventh graders, has resolved to be a better person. Each of the Hildebrandts seeks a freedom that each of the others threatens to complicate. Jonathan Franzen's novels are celebrated for their unforgettably vivid characters and for their keen-eyed take on contemporary America. Now, in Crossroads, Franzen ventures back into the past and explores the history of two generations. With characteristic humor and complexity, and with even greater warmth, he conjures a world that resonates powerfully with our own. A tour de force of interwoven perspectives and sustained suspense, its action largely unfolding on a single winter day, Crossroads is the story of a Midwestern family at a pivotal moment of moral crisis. Jonathan Franzen's gift for melding the small picture and the big picture has never been more dazzlingly evident."--
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