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"Icky" is this novel's keyword -- it's appeared three times recently: "icky" in terms of sleeping with an older father figure; "the logic of ick," again in terms of older man as father on pg 305; and "icky accusations" on pg 319 -- it sums up the whole atmosphere and serves as a suitable alt title

The "broad irony" of the title, "irony of ironies," is meh. A semi-comic novel sans LOLs. I feel sullied by its icky atmosphere, which is maybe the point of this lightless, overburdened BS? I was a fan of Franzen but am not into this much at all. Feels false and formulaic. Four hundred pages left to redeem itself and I'll finish it but so far not a fan and thinking of abandoning it every now and then.