The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

I found this book extremely difficult to read. As a Midwestern family falls apart (the father has Parkinson's disease), its members learn what's important to each of them. Parts of this book were really funny, but I found the main characters generally unpleasant and the ending too pat and easy. I can see why this book won such acclaim, but it certainly wasn't the best thing I've read even this month.