Blogs about: Jonathan Franzen
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Ben/Franzen Update.
Things are still going well for my friend Ben, who has been likened to Jonathan Franzen by his local Starbucks barista since July. The last I heard, she was reading The Corrections and loving it; now… more →
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The Airborne Toxic Event.
Marco Sparks wrote 2 weeks ago: So I’ve told you that my favorite author is Amy Hempel, right? Let me share with you what is … more →
Rain or Shine
mackenz wrote 3 weeks ago: It is a cliché to pounce on cliché. The ubiquity of clichés in our everyday print, speech, and corre … more →
"The Corrections", Jonathan Franzen
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Tim wrote 1 month ago: Synopsis: As the aging patriarch slips into dementia, a Midwestern family prepares to gather for … more →
Let's Not Get Carried Away Here
Jenna wrote 1 month ago: From a short story, “Good Neighbors,” by Jonathan Franzen, in the New Yorker Summer Fict … more →
A Prick is a Prick: Still Hating on Jonathan Franzen After All These Years
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butttub wrote 1 month ago: ——— NO, IT’S NOT OK TO LIKE JONATHAN FRANZEN I know the Ben Marcus V. Jonat … more →
franzen
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ope wrote 1 month ago: from good neighbors: For all queries, Patty Berglund was a resource, a sunny carrier of sociocultura … more →
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Josh Kimball wrote 1 month ago: *Cork: Is it art or is it cork? This reminds me, I have several cases of wine that need drinking. Bo … more →
Clancy Martin
Weston Cutter wrote 1 month ago: It’s been two years since McSweeney’s 23 came out—which I’d argue stro … more →
Franzen, Jonathan (2002) How To Be Alone
Ben wrote 1 month ago: How To Be Alone (2002) Jonathan Franzen Fourth Estate, 278pp Jonathan Franzen is one of the wunderki … more →
Theatrical Thursday - Spring Awakening
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thatsthebook wrote 2 months ago: I don’t typically go to a show without at least being familiar with one of the tunes. I like … more →
The Corrections
annotationnation wrote 2 months ago: book by Jonathan Franzen annotation by Diane Sherlock Just as women writers in Los Angeles should no … more →
Weekly Review #17
thatsthebook wrote 2 months ago: Well it’s hard to believe it’s been another week already. I’ve been living with m … more →
jonathan franzen in berlin
whatever wrote 2 months ago: jonathan franzen gave a reading last night at temporaer kunsthalle in berlin. as he studied german i … more →
Variations on a Theme by Milosz
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cbc36 wrote 2 months ago: T.S. Eliot Excerpts from The Hollow Men IV The eyes are not here There are no eyes here In this vall … more →
In a zone of his own
kattalyzed wrote 3 months ago: My problem is that I don’t have a bit of a problem with The Discomfort Zone: A Personal, Histo … more →
Thoughtful Thursday: The Discomfort Zone
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meggitymegs wrote 3 months ago: Just finished reading this collection of personal essays. Mixed feelings. I enjoyed all but the las … more →
Comb-overs and Comas
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petal47 wrote 3 months ago: I started to read Douglas Coupland’s Girlfriend in a Coma but I don’t know if I like it. … more →
Franzen 2006
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tneal wrote 3 months ago: Image via Wikipedia I am constantly awed by the strange places I will come across an engageme … more →
Booking Through Thursday: Not-So-Great Great
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theexile wrote 4 months ago: Here is today’s Booking Through Thursday question: What’s the worst ‘best’ book you’ve ever r … more →
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