Jonathan Franzen’s Best Book Yet
At last he’s put aside the pyrotechnics and gone all in on his great theme: the American family.
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At last he’s put aside the pyrotechnics and gone all in on his great theme: the American family.
John Kaag’s fascinating new book about the German thinker seeks to tether philosophy back to the mess of daily experience.