Views on the worldTumblr (3.0; @simonsenbo)http://simonsenbo.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lys0ikpbT11qzs5cqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newsweek.tumblr.com/post/16928317316/things-jonathan-franzen-hates-1-e-books-that">newsweek</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/30/things-jonathan-franzen-says-are-bad-for-society-kakutani-facebook.html">Things Jonathan Franzen Hates</a></strong></p> <p>1. <strong>E-books</strong>: “That kind of radical contingency is not compatible with a system of justice or responsible self-government.”</p> <p>2. <strong>Smartphones</strong>: “Great allies and enablers of narcissism.”</p> <p>3. <strong>The Internet</strong>: “It’s doubtful that anyone with an internet connection at his workplace is writing good fiction.”</p> <p>4. <strong>Cats</strong>: “the sociopaths of the pet world.”</p> <p>5. <strong>Experimental fiction</strong>: “It’s also in my Protestant nature, however, to expect some reward for this work.”</p> <p>6. <strong>Schmaltzy fiction</strong>: “I cringe, myself.”</p> <p>7. <strong>Michiko Kakutani</strong>: “the stupidest person in New York City.”</p> <p>8. <strong>Insipid Broadway musical adaptations</strong>: “instantly overpraised.”</p> <p>9. <strong>Author videos</strong>: “This might be a good place for me to register my profound discomfort at having to make videos like this.”</p> </blockquote>http://simonsenbo.tumblr.com/post/17262409662http://simonsenbo.tumblr.com/post/17262409662Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:14:08 -0500