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3''Strong Motion'' is Creator/JonathanFranzen's second novel. Written in 1992 and set in UsefulNotes/{{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.
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8* ActivistFundamentalistAntics
9* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Hollands.
10* ComingOfAgeStory: For Louis.
11* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Sweeting-Aldren management.
12* DysfunctionJunction: Every character.
13* EarnYourHappyEnding: Louis and Renee.
14* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted.
15* MayDecemberRomance: 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.
16* TheSlacker: Louis Holland is a sympathetic variant.

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