Book Review: 'Crossroads,' by Jonathan Franzen - The New York Times
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Review: 'Crossroads,' by Jonathan Franzen
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Crossroads Reviewed in The New York Times
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Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen review – a fine start to a family trilogy, Fiction