SCOUT· 39%47m·2026-09-11·News PoliticsThe Best Books of the 21st Century: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on ‘The Corrections’
If you were a reading adult in the early 2000s, you probably tackled, or at least heard about, “The Corrections,” Jonathan Franzen’s best-selling and much discussed book. The novel won the National Book Award, was a Pulitzer finalist, and an Oprah Book Club pick. The book arrives at its 25th anniversary this month,…
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“Matt hysteria regarding this book. I am a reader. A lifelong reader. I love literature. I cannot stand this book.”
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“So glad I listened to this. I read The Corrections once when it first came out & remember being very moved by it but can't remember what happens in it. Taffy Brodesser-Akner's passion for it has convinced me to read it again. I love hearing…”
“One line I always remembered from this book-- Somebody is talking about Christmas gifts, and one of them is a container or invention for storing leftover wine. The narrator says, "As if leftover wine was ever a problem in Chip's household."…”
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