pre-cloud (a term made up by Franzen in purity)
Purity
by
Jonathan Franzen
April 27, 2017 - May 1, 2017
(read/silicon-valley-etc)
Franzen, J. (2015). Purity. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
p.485
antenimbusian »
p.459
descant »
(noun) a melody or counterpoint sung above the pl…
p.442
nugatory »
(adjective) of little or no consequence; trifling…
p.426
inurement »
accustomed to something, especially something unp…
p.426
penumbra »
the partially shaded outer region of the shadow c…
p.434
Don’t talk to me about hatred if you haven’t been…
p.366
“A lot,” she said, retreating to the table. “I’ve…
p.527
"[...] Do you believe in the efficacy of prayer P…
p.457
He saw that he'd trapped himself. He'd set up hou…
p.449
[...] Although, to a man, the new revolutionaries…
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Purity in Oakland
Purity is given the chance to quit her shitty telemarketing job and work for Andreas Wolf
5
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7
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Purity in Oakland
Purity is given the chance to quit her shitty telemarketing job and work for Andreas Wolf
5 / 775
The Republic of Bad Taste
Andreas' childhood in East Berlin and how he meets Annagret
7 / 6
169
Too Much Information
Leila's life story: her marriage to the self-absorbed novelist Charles (who seems partially inspired by DFW), then her affair with Tom Aberant, then her worries about Pip being a younger and more attractive version of herself (at the very end, the "I think she's my daughter" bomb is dropped). a surprisingly sympathetic character.
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9
169
Too Much Information
Leila's life story: her marriage to the self-absorbed novelist Charles (who seems partially inspired by DFW), then her affair with Tom Aberant, then her worries about Pip being a younger and more attractive version of herself (at the very end, the "I think she's my daughter" bomb is dropped). a surprisingly sympathetic character.
2 / 9
239
Moonglow Dairy
Purity's time in Bolivia (chronologically before the previous chapter) and how she is recruited into working for Tom Aberant as a sort of mole. also her (twice) aborted affair with Andreas Wolf, which felt icky.
1
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8
239
Moonglow Dairy
Purity's time in Bolivia (chronologically before the previous chapter) and how she is recruited into working for Tom Aberant as a sort of mole. also her (twice) aborted affair with Andreas Wolf, which felt icky.
1 / 8
315
le1o9n8a0rd
Tom Aberant's first-person monologue (saved, I believe, as a Word document on his laptop) about his relationship with Anabel as well as his brief interaction with Andreas Wolf. I actually really, really liked this. Felt very real and raw.
7
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8
315
le1o9n8a0rd
Tom Aberant's first-person monologue (saved, I believe, as a Word document on his laptop) about his relationship with Anabel as well as his brief interaction with Andreas Wolf. I actually really, really liked this. Felt very real and raw.
7 / 8
445
The Killer
Andreas reminisces on his failed post-murder relationship with Annagret, then commits suicide while revealing his master plot to Tom Aberant (whom he has convinced to come to Bolivia)
2
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5
445
The Killer
Andreas reminisces on his failed post-murder relationship with Annagret, then commits suicide while revealing his master plot to Tom Aberant (whom he has convinced to come to Bolivia)
2 / 5
515
The Rain Comes
I hated this ending. Basically Purity engineers a parental reunion and ends up dating Jason, a fairly banal-sounding boy she had an aborted encounter with in the first section
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1
515
The Rain Comes
I hated this ending. Basically Purity engineers a parental reunion and ends up dating Jason, a fairly banal-sounding boy she had an aborted encounter with in the first section
0 / 1