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Farther Away
Farther Away: Essays | Jonathan Franzen
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Presents a collection of essays and speeches that consider the human and literary themes that have shaped the author's life, exploring such topics as the suicide of David Foster Wallace, and the ways in which technology has changed how people express love.
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Farther Away: Essays | Jonathan Franzen

You can supply your own..examples of the commodification of love.Mine include the wedding industry,the giving of automobiles as Christmas presents..The message is if you love somebody you should buy stuff.A related phenomenon is the transformation, courtesy of Facebook,of the verb 'to like' from a state of mind to an action...from a feeling to an assertion of consumer choice. And liking, in general, is commercial culture's substitution for loving.

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#bookhaul My library books sale finds. You purchase the bag for $7.00 and you fill it up. A few people were leaving with room left in their bag. That made me very sad. 🙀

Hooked_on_books That's terribly sad! That's room for more books! Shocking. 8y
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