Empire Falls | Critical Overview
The panoramic scope of Empire Falls prompted many critics to label it as Russo’s most ambitious work to date. Is this ambition fully realized? Some critics answer with a resounding yes; Ron Charles of the Christian Science Monitor goes so far as to say, “The history of American literature may show that Richard Russo wrote the last great novel of the 20th century.” Bruce Fretts of Entertainment Weekly says, “With this deeply ambitious book, Richard Russo has found new life as a writer.”
Critics specifically praise Russo’s compassion and empathy for...
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