The Best Books of the 21st Century: Taffy Brodesser-Akner on ‘The Corrections’
Summary
Gilbert Cruz and Taffy Bressack discuss Jonathan Franzen’s The Corrections, ranking it the fifth best book of the 21st century. They analyze the Lambert family’s dynamics, the novel’s structure, and its impact on Bressack’s own writing. The conversation also covers the book’s 25th anniversary, Franzen’s complex relationship with Oprah Winfrey, and the upcoming Netflix adaptation.
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