EveryÂwhere you turn, there’s a review of Jonathan Franzen’s new novÂel, FreeÂdom. Most appear in print, and they’re butÂtoned down. Not this one. It’s a litÂtle difÂferÂent. The video above feaÂtures Ron Charles, The WashÂingÂton Post’s ficÂtion critÂic, takÂing his own approach.
SpeakÂing of Franzen and book reviews: Franzen appeared on San FranÂcisÂco radio earÂliÂer this week. And the conÂverÂsaÂtion was movÂing along quite smoothÂly until Franzen was asked about Michiko KakuÂtani, The New York Times book critÂic. That’s when the knives came out. You can catch the comÂments below at the 33:20 mark…
[gplayÂer href=“http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/forum/2010/09/2010–09-13b-forum.mp3” ] Jonathan Franzen InterÂviewed on KQED Forum. SepÂtemÂber 13, 2010 [/gplayer]
Thanks MaleÂna for the tip!