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The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History
The Discomfort Zone A Personal History
Author: Jonathan Franzen
As Jonathan Franzen tells it, he was the kind of boy who was afraid of spiders, school dances, urinals, music teachers, boomerangs, popular girls-and his parents. He had nothing against geeky kids except a desperate fear of being taken for one of them, a fate that would result in instant Social Death. Approaching puberty the way a fraud artist...  more »
ISBN: 38782
Pages: 195
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I love Franzen's writing style. He is able to write about his personal experience and at the same time protect his privacy and that of his intimates. If you came of age in the 70's, you will enjoy this book.
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The book's parts seems somewhat disconnected at times. My favorite part is when he writes about his time in the christian youth organization.


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