![]() ![]() Purity is the fifth novel by Jonathan Franzen, the American writer most famous for his two previous books, The Corrections and Freedom, and for being featured on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "Great American Novelist," words I can assure you he did not write, but which have come to predetermine the way in which vast swaths of cultural commentators receive anything written or spoken by him. But is it worth your time? To help you decide, I offer this FAQ guide to Purity, the year's most loved and loathed book. Depending on which of the hundreds of reviews of the book you read, it is the latest glory in the career of one of the greatest writers alive or a poisonous screed too angry to be enjoyed–or somewhere in between. ![]() This past Tuesday, Jonathan Franzen's new novel was published. ![]()
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