The Corrections

Jonathan Franzen's National Book Award-winning novel is a comic, tragic masterpiece about the dysfunctional Lambert family, tracing their lives from the mid-20th century to a final, elusive goal: bringing the family together for one last Christmas at home near the turn of the millennium. The family patriarch, Alfred Lambert, a retired railroad engineer, is succumbing to Parkinson's disease and dementia, which acts as the catalyst for the reunion. His wife, Enid, is desperate to hold the 'perfect' family Christmas. Their three adult children have flown the nest and are grappling with catastrophes of their own: Gary, the oldest, is a successful but increasingly depressive and alcoholic banker; Chip has lost his academic job and is failing in a new venture; and Denise, the youngest, is a successful chef navigating a complicated personal life. The novel explores themes of family dysfunction, the multi-generational transmission of emotional struggles, the excesses of modern consumerism, and the collision of an old-fashioned world with the complexities of the digital age.

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