Book · 2001 · Fiction
The Corrections
A Novel
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- people
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- podcasts
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- episodes
- 9
- critical mentions
- 0
Uh The Corrections by Jonathan Franson is on it. Okay. Nobody's ever regretted taking that book on hold in my experience.
The best things said about it
Of course you love that book clearly so much the corrections one of the great books of the century.
I still think The Corrections is probably the best of the four.
The Corrections which came out in 2001 and really put him on the map.
Where and when it comes up
Mentions per year
How it comes up
Most mentions, by podcast
8 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections is a sprawling, multi-generational novel that explores the complexities, dysfunction, and shifting fortunes of an American Midwestern family at the turn of the twenty-first century. James Marriott enthusiastically recommended the novel on EconTalk, assuring listeners that no one ever regrets taking the book on holiday. Pamela Paul mentioned reading the novel during an episode wrap-up on The Book Review. The podcast later dedicated a special anniversary episode to the book, where host Gilbert Cruz and guest Taffy Brodesser-Akner celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary, discussing its massive cultural footprint and its profound influence on contemporary fiction, including Brodesser-Akner's own novel Long Island Compromise. Chris Hayes described the book on the a16z Podcast as a defining literary event that captured widespread American attention upon its release. Gilbert Cruz also highlighted Sarah Jessica Parker's inclusion of the novel among the great books of the century during an appearance on The Book Review, while Lauren Christensen discussed discovering the novel during her personal reading. Across these discussions, the book was celebrated for its narrative ambition, psychological depth, and enduring status as a modern classic.
Every mention
Pamela Paul and I read the corrections by Jonathan Franzen 2
“actually I did read a book that is not usually talked about as funny but I found parts of it funny and I'm going to read one I think funny part from it which is Jonathan fransen's the correction”
“and I read the corrections by Jonathan Franzen”
James Marriott uh The Corrections by Jonathan Franson is on it. Okay. Nobody's ever regretted taking that book on hold in… 1
“uh The Corrections by Jonathan Franson is on it. Okay. Nobody's ever regretted taking that book on hold in my experience.”
Gilbert Cruz You said that your most recent novel, Long Island Compromise, was very influenced by the corrections. How so? 4
“That book is The Corrections by Jonathan Franson. The Corrections is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month.”
“You said that your most recent novel, Long Island Compromise, was very influenced by the corrections. How so?”
“of course you love that book clearly so much the corrections one of the great books of the century”
“the the Known World by Edward p Jones also 2003 as is the corrections from 2001 which is a book that look I know Jonathan friend is not probably has never heard of a podcast”
Thomas Mallon I still think the corrections is probably the best of the four 2
“and I think he first came to people's awareness most people's awareness about 20 years ago with the corrections and particularly because of his little dust up with Oprah Winfrey”
“I still think the corrections is probably the best of the four”
Alexandra Alter the corrections which came out in 2001 and really put him on the map and of course you know had a bit of an… 1
“the corrections which came out in 2001 and really put him on the map and of course you know had a bit of an Oprah bump which was controversial at the time that novel sold 1.6 million copies”
Chris Hayes What was the last sort of like literary event that like every American paid attention to? And and my vote i… 1
“What was the last sort of like literary event that like every American paid attention to? And and my vote is for like Jonathan Frank's The Corrections that came out.”
Lauren Christensen I picked up Jonathan fransen's the corrections recently 1
“I picked up Jonathan fransen's the corrections recently”
Taffy Brodesser-Akner So I read American Pastoral and then I read this and I thought wow books are amazing but then it wasn't true. 1
“So I read American Pastoral and then I read this and I thought wow books are amazing but then it wasn't true.”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“She is also the author of two novels herself, Flechman is in trouble and Long Island Compromise, the latter of which was deeply influenced by The Corrections.”
“Or you may, as I did when I was encountering high shame levels at one point in the corrections, you may do a deep dive into selfanalysis and flounder for 6 months and finally have an idea for how to make what you thought was shameful ridiculous.”
“I read the corrections in high school”
“it was reviewed in the times book review by I'm sorry if this is painful by Jonathan fransen in May 2001 several months before he put out the corrections”