Purity (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)

Franzen, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 1410482901 / ISBN 13: 9781410482907

Published by Thorndike Press (edition Large type / Large print), 2015

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 1410482901-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Purity (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic)
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (edition Large type / Large print)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1410482901
• ISBN 13: 9781410482907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Large type / Large print.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Struggling with identity issues and student loans as the daughter of a mother who hides a mysterious past, Pip takes an internship with an illicit activist group and falls for its charismatic fugitive leader.

Review

An Amazon Best Book of September 2015: Purity takes many forms in Franzen’s new novel—to begin with, it is the name of the book’s title character. “Pip,” as she is more commonly known, is not fond of her given name, and when we first meet her she is living in a crowded Oakland house under the burden of colossal college debt. Pip soon becomes involved in “The Sunlight Project,” a WikiLeaks-style group that seeks to uncover secrets and expose them on the web. Run by Andreas Wolf, a charismatic man of renown, who grew up in socialist East Germany, the Sunlight Project becomes the jumping-off point of discovery for Pip, as well as a starting line for Franzen to jump back in time and explore the backgrounds of his primary and secondary characters. There is a point in the book where readers may wonder where this is all headed; but the thoughtfulness and polish of Franzen’s prose should reassure that the journey isn’t in vain. It eventually becomes clear that nearly every character is chasing purity in some form—whether pursuing Pip herself or some platonic ideal—and Franzen ties up the ends in a way that is clean and satisfying but will have you thinking about Purity long after you have finished the book. --Chris Schluep