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Originally Posted by Jyqm
I loved The Corrections, and I always felt bad that Franzen got so much **** for his anti-Oprah stance. Certainly it was a somewhat snobby thing to do, but completely understandable, I think.
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Indeed- I had forgotten about that. Don't get me wrong, but when I read about the anti-Oprah thing, I thought that if I were him, I would have probably done the same thing
But anyhow, the reaction against him was unfair.
My fiance read it in english, but for some reason I find it tiring to read in another language than my own, even though you miss certain things that way. He said it is very witty.
Another thought : In some way, it reminds me of another magnificent book that IMO captures succesfully the american history and way of life, so to speak, and that is "Underworld" by Don de Lillo. However, the "Corrections" is a bit lighter and easier to read, and by that I don't mean to say that it is less serious.