BOOK OF THE WEEK REVIEW!! The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

Here it is guys!My BOOK OF THE WEEK REVIEW!!The Corrections I literally just finished this book and it only took me until 6 this morning to do, along with a 2 hour stint of reading from when I woke up this morning. I honestly couldn't put it down and a book of less interest to me may have made me fall to sleep or consider pushing this book review off until tomorrow. I really enjoyed this book on a very real level. Because it was very real. The people in this story are everyday people and nothing really extraordinary defines any of them(two of the characters are rather successful, but what I mean is there are no super powers involved.)We spend a lot of time in the fantasy of fiction and not very much time in the true grit of what life is about and things that ordinary people deal with in everyday life. This book gives us a glimpse of that everyday family and reminds us of our own families, friends and siblings. Also unlike many books Franzen goes into deep detail with everything. Instead of letting your imagination wonder and just lightly going over certain aspects of the story he goes ahead and tells you the whole thing in every detail. It says something about his writing because it is still interesting even in the most mundane details. I would recommend this book to someone who had the patience for details and is not looking for a box office thriller. I do think that this book will be a required reading someday though either in college or in a upper level high school English class of some sort. It gives a modern feel on the old school text. The only difference being that, I really enjoyed this book :) I  am giving it an 8/10. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to enlighten me .... Thanks