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thenewgreen · 4726 days ago · link · · parent · post: And the true threat to reading and literature, according to Jonathan Franzen, is...
yep. I felt embarrassed for him while reading this.
If people are reading the Great Gatsby 100 years from now via electronic contact lenses, FS Fitzgerald should be just as pleased. His creation is still being consumed and the consumption is still just as valid imo. I just finished the audio book of Brave New World and though it wasn't as satisfying as reading it, it still had a tremendous impact on me. It' still staying with me these (now 3) days later. It's about the content not the modality.