5/11/2023 0 Comments Purity jonathan franzen reviewOn his first foray into West Berlin, Wolfe meets a young American journalist, Tom Aberant, who becomes another constant throughout the book. His backstory as a young man in East Germany as the Wall crumbles is historically interesting but I found his character unpleasant. Unlike his previous two novels, which focussed on an extended family, the central narrative of Purity is a young woman’s search for her father, a search which brings her into contact with some seriously dodgy people.Ī large chunk of the novel is about Andreas Wolfe whose Sunlight Project brings light to the world by leaking secrets. The root of this disaffection is partly my expectations, having loved The Corrections and Freedom, and partly the subject matter. I admit to feeling disappointed by Purity by Jonathan Franzen.
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