Editing Strong Motion (section)

==Critical reception==

Reception to the book was mostly positive, with critics applauding its style, ambition, and riskiness; the ''[[New York Times]]'' described it as "the stuff of several books crammed into one long, dense narrative about contemporary urban America".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/16/books/how-capitalism-causes-earthquakes.html?n=Top%2fFeatures%2fBooks%2fBook%20Reviews| title=How Capitalism Causes Earthquakes | work=The New York Times | first=Josh | last=Rubins | date=1992-02-16 | accessdate=2010-05-24}}</ref> Negative criticism focused on a perceived lack of focus, and an attempt to interweave too many plot threads—the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' noted that "Franzen writes beautifully for the most part, though sometimes to excess".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-02-bk-1762-story.html| title=Shaky Town East | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Richard | last=Eder | date=1992-02-02 | access-date=2010-05-24}}</ref>

During an interview in 2015, [[Stephen King]] said that Franzen is one of his favorite novelists working today, particularly because of King's admiration for ''Strong Motion''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/books/review/stephen-king-by-the-book.html?_r=1|title = Stephen King: By the Book|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 4 June 2015}}</ref>