Readers Advisory: Episode 35 – Purity

Here’s what we suggest instead of/in addition to reading Purity by Jonathan Franzen. Listen to the podcast to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!

• The Circle by Dave Eggers
• The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
• Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet by Julian Assange

• Hild by Nicola Griffith
• The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong
• Lois Lane: Fallout by Gwenda Bond

• The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides
• My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
• No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, The NSA, and The U.S. Surveillance State by Glenn Greenwald

• Rock ‘N Roll by Tom Stoppard
• Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

• The Fifth Estate (movie)
• Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (movie)

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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)