Another Pulitzer prize winner, but I was fairly underwhelmed by this one. It is beautifully written, the characters are interesting, and I don't remember ever being bored, but my desire to finish it outweighed my desire to explore the storyline.
At 636 pages it is much longer than it should be, and I think it is marred by some strange sub-plots. Joe's time in Antarctica is a complete break in the storyline, and everything after he returns to New York - the Empire State bungee jump and the awkward family reunion in suburbia - don't sit well with the rest of the story.
3.5 stars
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