http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/03/27/the-reader-in-exile-by-jonathan-franzen/ or, writing about books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.bibliographing.com/2009/03/27/the-reader-in-exile-by-jonathan-franzen/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Alison Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:13:49 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=1422#comment-578 I remember liking that essay too -- and was a little bit surprised because I believe Franzen is sort of known for being slightly techno-unfriendly. Its a great little collection of essays... though I remember reading some mixed reviews. I think it comes down to you either love the Franzen or you hate him, and as you know, I'm clearly on the love side. Was thinking of doing a Corrections re-read, but am a little hesitant since he has other novels I haven't read yet... I remember liking that essay too — and was a little bit surprised because I believe Franzen is sort of known for being slightly techno-unfriendly. Its a great little collection of essays… though I remember reading some mixed reviews. I think it comes down to you either love the Franzen or you hate him, and as you know, I’m clearly on the love side. Was thinking of doing a Corrections re-read, but am a little hesitant since he has other novels I haven’t read yet…

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