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How to Be Alone
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I got this book bec I couldn't find a sound recording of The Corrections at my library, and was ignorant regarding Jonathan Franzen.
While it wasn't published until 2002, most of these essays are from the 1990's. I found myself surprised at how very much has changed in the past decade. The terminology used to discuss computer components, the internet, telephones etc. is already archaic. The topics on which Franzen opines seem almost quaint compared to post 9/11 worries, the reality of global climate change and this repression induced recession. But if you need to research life styles of the 1990's this book will refresh your memory and sense of humor.
While it wasn't published until 2002, most of these essays are from the 1990's. I found myself surprised at how very much has changed in the past decade. The terminology used to discuss computer components, the internet, telephones etc. is already archaic. The topics on which Franzen opines seem almost quaint compared to post 9/11 worries, the reality of global climate change and this repression induced recession. But if you need to research life styles of the 1990's this book will refresh your memory and sense of humor.
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March 1, 2009
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April 10, 2009
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