Jonathan Franzen Hates Twitter, Although...

As a serious writer, Jonathan Franzen likes complex sentences. This is not one of them. Nor is this.

[semperxian]

this is like the real life brian griffin, he even has a similar voice

[alexandermacdonald]

I can't remember the last time I saw a novelist on a mainstream talk show that wasn't Charlie Rose. Kudos to the Late Show team.

[maureenmclean]

I like him. What a mind for writing, and a great voice. He could do voice overs,

[chadlong]

Anyone else feel like Stephen seems to be in his Colbert Report persona for this interview? I miss that guy.

[antheairenedevilliers]

Interviewer - This interview is all about ME!!

[markconrad]

I want to read more but YouTube and Netflix is getting in the way...sigh

[aposynagwgos]

That's my grandpa as a guest right there

[minamoon]

I loved the corrections, so I will read more of his books
the corrections is very funny even though I saw so many reviews and no one called it funny I laughed a lot while reading it

[garrettwarrick]

It’s funny but dismantling to watch Colbert dance around a guest that even he may think is smarter than him.

[wonderwoman]

Why does he always get thumbs down on his interviews?

[rrfirefly]

In the "old days" people were capable of "long thoughts, " not just sound bites or vapid tweets. And in movies today the idea of a scene that goes on for minutes without a car crash or an explosion is considered to be boring or a form of torture for people with short attention spans. That is why the Fassbender movie about Steve Jobs did poorly. Lots of dialogue.

[DestinyQx]

Twitter ought be the trilling birds
That harmonize a million words
To sing to us a poetry, although
A quacking lol is all we squeal n show..

[Yukosan]

I love books and sometimes buy them but don't read them... :-/ not enough time.
but come the holidays I'll pick one I bought and read during Christmas or Thanksgiving.

[t-bone_b]

When will Colbert STOP disrespecting his guests? When will he get that it is not he himself who is the guest and subject of the interview? Stephen, grow the f up!

[johansen]

How on earth can he say “if you would tweet…, I would…”?
It is “if you tweeted…, I would…”!
Man!!!

[maxpowr]

It's more people tolerating Cris Collinsworth on Sunday than anything else.

[voyagerabove]

This is a guy who seems to have no clear idea as to what he thinks about anything.

[nmaurok]

this is so bizarre, the host acts like a child and makes Franzen seems out of place...

[dpreeper]

I agree whole-heartedly. I don't have a Twitter account, but I have great difficulty texting succinctly. My friend's and family's texts seem to average 5 words or less, while mine are usually 4 or more times longer. Suffice it to say, I don't text a lot. And it is only with great difficulty that, sometimes, I will leave out punctuation. These formats were not built for people like us.

[sfar]

Youtube has novels now. I've listened and read classics on youtube.