Oh, FRANZEN. The beginning of this book was SO GOOD. I liked the main character! I liked the mystery of the Sunshine Project! I liked the journey toward learning about the main players and how they fit together. You had me, Franzen! And then it all fell apart. The book gets really bogged down with some relationship back story angst and it is painful and too long and ugh. And then there was a reveal of one of the main character's motivations, which I didn't like at all. No, no no. I like Franzen, I liked Freedom and his How to Be Alone collection, but this? No.