Search for books, people and lists
Read This Twice
HomePeopleBooksSonaLibrariesSign in
The Emperor's Children book cover

The Emperor's Children

Claire Messud

This novel follows three Brown University friends living in New York City, all trying to make their mark as they approach their 30s. Marina, Danielle, and Julius all struggle in their own ways until Marina's college dropout cousin arrives, catalyzing the friends to make significant changes in their lives. This richly drawn novel expertly brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment.
Publish Date
2006-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
2006-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
2.97
ISBN
9780307276667
Categories
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2019-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
As a treat to myself, I reread this 500-page novel every summer, and every time I feel totally swallowed up in it, as if the book were soaking me with golden light. There's so much pleasure in the plotting, the emotional acuity, the satire, the language itself. It also makes the best use of September 11 of any work of fiction I've ever read.      source