Literary
The Corrections
An ageing couple in the American Midwest hope to gather their three grown children for one last Christmas at home. Each child is dealing with a private mess, and the father's health is failing.
- First published
- 2001
- Pace
- medium
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like long, sharp family comedies that find the tragedy in everyday disappointments.
Skip this if you want sympathetic characters, since almost everyone here is difficult.
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