{"id":1009,"date":"2015-11-23T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=1009"},"modified":"2015-11-22T21:43:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T02:43:36","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-35-purity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-35-purity\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 35 &#8211; Purity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>Purity<\/em> by Jonathan Franzen. Listen to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-35-purity\/\">the podcast<\/a> to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/circle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1010\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/circle.jpg\" alt=\"The Circle by Dave Eggers\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/circle.jpg 329w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/circle-197x300.jpg 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/corrections.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/corrections.jpg\" alt=\"The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/corrections.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/corrections-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cypherpunks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cypherpunks.jpg\" alt=\"Cypherpunks by Julian Assange\" width=\"157\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cypherpunks.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/cypherpunks-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1iziW\"><em>The Circle<\/em> by Dave Eggers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1iUlT\"><em>The Corrections<\/em> by Jonathan Franzen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1iUlT\"><em>Cypherpunks<\/em><em>: Freedom and the Future of the Internet <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1iUlT\">by Julian Assange<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hild.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hild.jpg\" alt=\"Hild by Nicola Griffith\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hild.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/hild-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/internet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/internet.jpg\" alt=\"The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/internet.jpg 296w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/internet-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lois.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1015\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lois.jpg\" alt=\"Lois Lane: Fallout by Gwenda Bond\" width=\"149\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lois.jpg 338w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/lois-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I8ZHXw\"><em>Hild <\/em>by Nicola Griffith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1kALX\"><em>The Internet of Garbage<\/em> by Sarah Jeong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I906ZW\"><em>Lois Lane: Fallout<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I906ZW\"> by Gwenda Bond<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marriage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marriage.jpg\" alt=\"The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides\" width=\"147\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marriage.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/marriage-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 147px) 100vw, 147px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/brilliant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1017\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/brilliant.jpg\" alt=\"My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante\" width=\"141\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/brilliant.jpg 319w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/brilliant-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noplace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noplace.jpg\" alt=\"No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noplace.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/noplace-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1kZ1b\"><em>The Marriage Plot<\/em> by Jeffrey Eugenides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I918VM\"><em>My Brilliant Friend<\/em> by Elena Ferrante<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I90NT9\"><em>No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, The NSA, and The U.S. Surveillance State <\/em>by Glenn Greenwald<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rockroll.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rockroll.jpg\" alt=\"Rock 'N Roll by Tom Stoppard\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rockroll.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rockroll-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wonder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wonder.jpg\" alt=\"Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon\" width=\"143\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wonder.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/wonder-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I91iN8\"><em>Rock &#8216;N Roll <\/em>by Tom Stoppard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1lVCF\"><em>Wonder Boys<\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1lVCF\"> by Michael Chabon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fifth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1021\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/fifth.jpg\" alt=\"The Fifth Estate\" width=\"149\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham.jpg\" alt=\"Hamilton\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ham-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tomorrownever.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/tomorrownever.gif\" alt=\"Tomorrow Never Dies\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I91KuJ\"><em>The Fifth Estate<\/em> (movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1P1moEQ\"><em>Hamilton<\/em> (Original Broadway Cast Recording)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I92ekn\"><em>Tomorrow Never Dies <\/em><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1I92ekn\">(movie)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;node=1000&amp;site-redirect=&amp;tag=worstbests0e-20&amp;linkId=Z2A4ORUYFZJ4UA6Q\">Amazon.com<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(But no pressure, we\u2019re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s 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!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[488,485,486,490,442,484,478,487,482,489,479,48,30,491,480,483,481],"class_list":["post-1009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-dave-eggers","tag-elena-ferrante","tag-glenn-greenwald","tag-gwenda-bond","tag-hamilton","tag-jeffrey-eugenides","tag-jonathan-franzen","tag-julian-assange","tag-michael-chabon","tag-nicola-griffith","tag-purity","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-sarah-jeong","tag-the-fifth-estate","tag-tom-stoppard","tag-tomorrow-never-dies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1009"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1029,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1009\/revisions\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}