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Old 08-15-2010, 06:58 AM
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Default Did anyone hate this book......

Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections........

I did.... it was cleverly written, but so reductive in it's portrayal of a PwP, in which the effects of the disease seemed to play a starring role......

He is in the Time magazine now, and hailed for this and his new book as one of the greatest writers........ I just hate the idea of PwP being stereotyped to this. I cannot think of another disease that has been portrayed in this way, and feel that if this had been AD then somebody big like Terry Pratchett may have spoken out.

I am no book burner, and stand for freedom of speech all the way, but wouldn't give this book even to a good friend.......

If I have missed something in this, I'd love to be told what......

Lindy
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