Strong Motion

Strong Motion is Jonathan Franzen's second novel. Written in 1992 and set in Boston, it follows a large cast of characters and multiple storylines dealing with a bout of earthquakes, a family struggle over a large inheritance, corporate corruption, religious fervour and abortion.

Tropes used in Strong Motion include:

Activist Fundamentalist Antics
Big Screwed-Up Family: The Hollands.
Coming of Age Story: For Louis.
Corrupt Corporate Executive: Sweeting-Aldren management.
Dysfunction Junction: Every character.
Earn Your Happy Ending: Louis and Renee
Good Girls Avoid Abortion: Averted.
May-December Romance: Sort of. Renee being 7 years older than Louis is very evident in their differing levels of maturity, especially at the start of the book.
The Slacker: Louis Holland is a sympathetic variant.

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