Purity is the third novel that I have read by Jonathan Franzen. The only reason I picked it up is because I enjoyed his other books so much. And, Franzen did not fail to impress.Pip Tyler is a directionless girl in her 20s who is saddled with college debt, an emotionally stunted mother and a job she dislikes.
Living in a squalid house with activist housemates, Pip befriends an East German women, Annagret, who recruits her to intern at a well-known organization specializing in hacking and exposing secrets.
Addressing issues such as totalitarianism, the Internet's impact on lives and the role of hacker's in a changing role, Purity is an engaging novel involving a cast of superbly written characters: Pip, her mother, hacker Andreas Wolf, and American paper journalist cum digital newsite Denver International founder Tom Aberrant.
Themes of manipulation and love appear throughout the novel and drive this story through two generations and across three countries.
