Baby, Jonathan Franzen isn't some fringe writer; he's very much mainstream - not hard to notice or get ahold of; he's been called 'The Great American Novelist who will write The Great American Novel!' It's not impressive that they got him on a talk show. Unless this is an ironic comment, in which, it's very hard to tell.
I loved the corrections, so I will read more of his books the corrections is very funny even though I saw so many reviews and no one called it funny I laughed a lot while reading it
minamoon01 dude, I went through some comments here and this stuck with me. The corrections is a gloriously funny book and it‘s generally considered that way by the readers, although (haah) some „established“ critics won‘t admit that. However, I wholeheartedly agree with you, I fell on the floor laughing because of Chip and Gary and what they went through, it‘s masterful.
I just read Freedom. Was the best book I've read in a long time. Couldn't put it down and plowed through it in a weekend. I'm very much looking forward to reading the Corrections.
I love books and sometimes buy them but don't read them... :-/ not enough time. but come the holidays I'll pick one I bought and read during Christmas or Thanksgiving.
In the "old days" people were capable of "long thoughts," not just sound bites or vapid tweets. And in movies today the idea of a scene that goes on for minutes without a car crash or an explosion is considered to be boring or a form of torture for people with short attention spans. That is why the Fassbender movie about Steve Jobs did poorly. Lots of dialogue.
When will Colbert STOP disrespecting his guests? When will he get that it is not he himself who is the guest and subject of the interview? Stephen, grow the f up!
I agree whole-heartedly. I don't have a Twitter account, but I have great difficulty texting succinctly. My friend's and family's texts seem to average 5 words or less, while mine are usually 4 or more times longer. Suffice it to say, I don't text a lot. And it is only with great difficulty that, sometimes, I will leave out punctuation. These formats were not built for people like us.
+VoyagerAbove Or a guy who dedicate his time to ponder long and intensely one subject at a time, which is not what this variety interview format showcases better.
that's fine, i'm not questioning his intellect. i'm just find it ironic and annoying that he's questioning the value of twitter because he thinks people are unable to communicate "properly" on it while he himself is having trouble even communicating that opinion.
the point of the reduced characters is to induce speed, thereby increasing the human cognition that you claim is lacking. if it wasn't like that, it would just be any other social media platform like blogs or even news media. the point of twitter is to try to be as immediate as speech. therefore, i still think franzen's critique is ill informed and hypocritical. the anti-twitter bandwagon is as stupid as the twitter bandwagon.
+xingalingaful I agree with you totally. If being a fan of complex sentences means you can't like twitter (because you can't quote Shakespeare in 140 characters...) then shouldn't that mean that of foremost importance to you is communication by way of complex thought and so being, when given the opportunity to communicate you'd only do so in that way. If that's not what it means then is it more-so an indication of snobbish hypocrisy?
***** we were on the topic only because his speech is dependent on the definition of twitter but okay... i hope you enjoy basking in more intellectual topics
Franzen - LOVE him as a writer, dislike him as a person. Colbert did about as well as one could in humanizing this elitist misanthrope for mainstream tv.
Wow when did you meet him? You spent enough time w him that you know he's an elitist misanthrope? What did you do together lol. Must have been some wild times.
@@lMashingMashMash I met Franzen in Punta Mita in 2017. He actually slapped a beggar boy whe came up to our table and castigated the manager for "letting locals in" (sic)
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this is like the real life brian griffin, he even has a similar voice
+Xian Only that Brian is a shitty writer, Franzen is not.
mori1bund yes, only
I like him. What a mind for writing, and a great voice. He could do voice overs,
I can't remember the last time I saw a novelist on a mainstream talk show that wasn't Charlie Rose. Kudos to the Late Show team.
Baby, Jonathan Franzen isn't some fringe writer; he's very much mainstream - not hard to notice or get ahold of; he's been called 'The Great American Novelist who will write The Great American Novel!' It's not impressive that they got him on a talk show.
Unless this is an ironic comment, in which, it's very hard to tell.
@@mpumelelokhumalo7107are you okay
I want to read more but TH-cam and Netflix is getting in the way...sigh
also listening to music which is why that industry is shrinking so much
Anyone else feel like Stephen seems to be in his Colbert Report persona for this interview? I miss that guy.
Interviewer - This interview is all about ME!!
That's my grandpa as a guest right there
+dooner cool story bro!
+dooner Is your grandpa resentful towards David Foster Wallace overshadowing his success?
I love Jonathans books
I loved the corrections, so I will read more of his books
the corrections is very funny even though I saw so many reviews and no one called it funny I laughed a lot while reading it
minamoon01 dude, I went through some comments here and this stuck with me. The corrections is a gloriously funny book and it‘s generally considered that way by the readers, although (haah) some „established“ critics won‘t admit that. However, I wholeheartedly agree with you, I fell on the floor laughing because of Chip and Gary and what they went through, it‘s masterful.
I just read Freedom. Was the best book I've read in a long time. Couldn't put it down and plowed through it in a weekend. I'm very much looking forward to reading the Corrections.
It’s funny but dismantling to watch Colbert dance around a guest that even he may think is smarter than him.
Two power-houses of words.
Twitter ought be the trilling birds
That harmonize a million words
To sing to us a poetry, although
A quacking lol is all we squeal n show..
U ok?
Lol, this was so passive aggressive.
I love books and sometimes buy them but don't read them... :-/ not enough time.
but come the holidays I'll pick one I bought and read during Christmas or Thanksgiving.
If you have time to comment on TH-cam videos you have time to read!
Why does he always get thumbs down on his interviews?
In the "old days" people were capable of "long thoughts," not just sound bites or vapid tweets. And in movies today the idea of a scene that goes on for minutes without a car crash or an explosion is considered to be boring or a form of torture for people with short attention spans. That is why the Fassbender movie about Steve Jobs did poorly. Lots of dialogue.
Ah yes, the same reason The Social Network bombed too... 🤨
When will Colbert STOP disrespecting his guests? When will he get that it is not he himself who is the guest and subject of the interview? Stephen, grow the f up!
How on earth can he say “if you would tweet…, I would…”?
It is “if you tweeted…, I would…”!
Man!!!
Just watch Wallace on Charlie Rose
It's more people tolerating Cris Collinsworth on Sunday than anything else.
i love this guys wine
I agree whole-heartedly. I don't have a Twitter account, but I have great difficulty texting succinctly. My friend's and family's texts seem to average 5 words or less, while mine are usually 4 or more times longer. Suffice it to say, I don't text a lot. And it is only with great difficulty that, sometimes, I will leave out punctuation. These formats were not built for people like us.
76 characters
TH-cam has novels now. I've listened and read classics on youtube.
this is so bizarre, the host acts like a child and makes Franzen seems out of place...
This is a guy who seems to have no clear idea as to what he thinks about anything.
+VoyagerAbove Or a guy who dedicate his time to ponder long and intensely one subject at a time, which is not what this variety interview format showcases better.
Doing a great job on not promoting his book. Lol.
as someone who likes complex sentences he sure has trouble completing even a normal one
that's fine, i'm not questioning his intellect. i'm just find it ironic and annoying that he's questioning the value of twitter because he thinks people are unable to communicate "properly" on it while he himself is having trouble even communicating that opinion.
then perhaps the virtue of twitter is analogous. if his inability is a symbol of his genius, then why can't the same be said of twitter?
the point of the reduced characters is to induce speed, thereby increasing the human cognition that you claim is lacking. if it wasn't like that, it would just be any other social media platform like blogs or even news media. the point of twitter is to try to be as immediate as speech. therefore, i still think franzen's critique is ill informed and hypocritical. the anti-twitter bandwagon is as stupid as the twitter bandwagon.
+xingalingaful
I agree with you totally. If being a fan of complex sentences means you can't like twitter (because you can't quote Shakespeare in 140 characters...) then shouldn't that mean that of foremost importance to you is communication by way of complex thought and so being, when given the opportunity to communicate you'd only do so in that way.
If that's not what it means then is it more-so an indication of snobbish hypocrisy?
***** we were on the topic only because his speech is dependent on the definition of twitter but okay... i hope you enjoy basking in more intellectual topics
If you want to see a smart interview on a late night talk show, you go to Colbert.
Eh, debatable.
Not anymore
Franzen - LOVE him as a writer, dislike him as a person. Colbert did about as well as one could in humanizing this elitist misanthrope for mainstream tv.
Wow when did you meet him? You spent enough time w him that you know he's an elitist misanthrope? What did you do together lol. Must have been some wild times.
@@lMashingMashMash I met Franzen in Punta Mita in 2017. He actually slapped a beggar boy whe came up to our table and castigated the manager for "letting locals in" (sic)