M.J. Franklin
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make something so philosophical feel like it's coming from a human coming from not sanctimonious at all not sanctimonious so those are my thoughts on the book I want to hear more from you I want to hear what you're interested in but first we should take a quick break
And we're back.
This is The Book Review.
I'm MJ Franklin.
I'm with Greg Coles and Alexander Jacobs, and we're discussing Transcription by Ben Lerner.
Before we jump back to our conversation, though, I wanted to read off some thoughts from our book club community.
Right now, we have an article up headlined, Book Club, Read Transcription by Ben Lerner with The Book Review.
Readers from all over are sharing their thoughts there, and here are a few comments that I loved.
Marjorie from New York writes, I found the section on Emmy's eating disorder especially moving.
It is ironic that Max's attempt to anger his father by buying Emmy a tablet ameliorated her symptoms.
Perhaps this suggests that loving parents can excessively control their children with negative consequences.
I think Lerner is pointing out how identity is created by innumerable factors, including by our past, our ancestors, our environment, and chance.
Marjorie continues, but then ends with, I loved this novel.
Jolton from Ohio writes, I finished reading yesterday and am still in a daze.
What I found most amazing was how its length aided its power.
And then we had a fun exchange with this reader, Andrew.
Andrew pointed out,
I like to think that Lerner has anticipated that many of us will be reading his book on our phones and googling unfamiliar names and acronyms.
I flagged, personally, that I've read this on a Kindle first, and that was another layer of transcription, another layer of technological remove.
And Andrew responded saying, yes, and what about the audiobook?
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