Not the most accessible thing ever, but this packs a punch.
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Jonathan Franzen wants you to take him seriously, but he’s more charming if you don’t.
This is about Chuck Klosterman and also about my dog dying. Everything is related. Even when it accidentally is.
The collected list of the thirteen longform essays I wrote in 2017. The subjects range from Taylor Swift to why hosting a criticism blog in 2018.
My review of Lauren Beukes' collection Slipping: Stories, Essays and Other Writing, which more or less highlights my problem with this sort of collection.
John Jeremiah Sullivan is undoubtedly one of America's finest essayists. His collection Pulphead is both incredibly elating and frustrating, but he DOES have the total package: wit, empathy, observational skills. Impressive stuff.
