Book 5 - Jonathan Franzen "The Discomfort Zone"

[jazzy_dave]

Jonathan Franzen "The Discomfort Zone" (Harper Collins)








I really, really loved this book. Franzen mostly sticks to his adolescence, which is of course a period rife with embarrassments and torments. This ground has been covered exhaustively by too many writers to list, but this is a pretty fresh take on a familiar subject. Also, I liked the way Franzen tells his stories in pieces, as interconnected essays. The deviation from a strict, linear narrative made so much sense. The point of memoir isn't to lay out a strict chronology, after all. I care about the feelings and experiences and how they fit together.

Comments

[coming42.livejournal.com]

You have read 5 books already this year?!

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Sure mate, these bus journeys are good times to read a book.