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James Franco Summer Reading

Summer Reading Part 5: A Visit From the Goon Squad

James Franco | Posted 08.16.2012 | Entertainment
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In A Visit From the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan created a network of characters and places that is both as solid and as open ended as life. The book is the perfect blend of accessible writing, innovative design and literary pedigree.

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Summer Reading, Part 3: Remembering the Lovely Details of The Virgin Suicides

James Franco | Posted 08.11.2012 | Entertainment
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The extensive detailing that gives the novel its raison d'être makes me think of Vladimir Nabokov --- especially since Nabokov, in Lolita, was as eager as Eugenides is here to mix pop-culture references and incredibly apt metaphors.

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