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The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

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SmoothCriminal · 10/12/2009 09:40

Has anyone else read this?

It is over and above my favourite book of the year. Highly reccomended.

It reduced me to tears in parts which happens rarely with books for me.

I have two others by him but found them very hard to get into.

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ahundredtimes · 10/12/2009 10:03

I'd like rice cake, sure

SCargot · 10/12/2009 10:02

aha
right HELLO a hundered
fancy a cake?

god i wish twiglet was back on ehre and we coudl wish her happy birthday regularly

squeaver · 10/12/2009 10:02

We are as one x100

ahundredtimes · 10/12/2009 10:01

Ah x post with Squeaver

ahundredtimes · 10/12/2009 10:01

Yes, I think you'd like it too. No, not the misery man one, someone quite different.

Interesting fact: the corrections was picked for the Oprah book club, and he refused. Imagine! Said it was a work of high literary merit.

squeaver · 10/12/2009 10:01

NO that was the the other bloke - Million Little Pieces (something like that).

This was the one where Oprah wanted him in the book club and he said "no I am too lofty a writer for your pop culture nonsense". Still a good book, though for all that wankery.

SCargot · 10/12/2009 10:00

thank you squeave.
sheesh

squeaver · 10/12/2009 09:59

Read it years ago but it has stayed with me.

I think he's a wonderful writer.

You'd like it, scargot

SCargot · 10/12/2009 09:58

( is this the one that he made up and was on oprah etc and was vilified?)

SCargot · 10/12/2009 09:58

why are oyu being mean?
i am asking if I shoudl get it
have NO book atm

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SmoothCriminal · 10/12/2009 09:56

Well I'll wait until I know how to spell book before I attempt to write one.

(consider yourself duly ignored cod - god you're a bore sometimes)

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SCargot · 10/12/2009 09:52

its good?
really?
ok

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SmoothCriminal · 10/12/2009 09:51

Oh yes it's definitly one to reread. You are probably right about the time of year.

He has such a subtle way of story telling but built up the characters so well. I laughed and cried.

One day I will write a bok haha!

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covycrump · 10/12/2009 09:49

Funnily enough, I was thinking about The Corrections yesterday, and whether it was due a re-read; I suppose I started thinking about it because of the time of year. I loved this book. It makes me wish I could write.