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humanodon · 4282 days ago · link · · parent · post: Does anybody have any good book recommendations?

Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow

Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson

I read The Corrections and loved it, but I hear mixed things about Freedom. Other than The Corrections, what would you recommend by Franzen?

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lil · 4281 days ago · link ·

I loved both The Corrections and Freedom. No need to hesitate.