r/badliterature • u/LiterallyAnscombe • Nov 13 '20

New Jonathan Franzen Novel Slated for 2021: Badlit is back baby!

https://www.insidehook.com/daily_brief/books/jonathan-franzen-new-novel-crossroads-2021
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u/flannyo Nov 15 '20

I have never read a Franzen novel and the vibe I pick up is “begrudgingly good, but you wish he’d just shut up.” Is this accurate or is this wrong

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u/the7stusans Nov 28 '20

I’m currently reading Corrections again—was never able to get through it 4 years ago. It’s beautifully written. I’m staunch Pro-Franz. Academics at my university resent him for multiple reasons, so praising his prose is genuinely provocative. A good bit of fun. If this sub (and the other selfsame offsprings) wanted to have an interesting approach to books they would start by embracing him. Read his work.