Was it profound or was it pretentious? Is the author a genius or a misogynist? The only thing we know for sure is that a man made love to a couch. Mean Book Club returns for our 20th season with "The Corrections" by Jonathan Franzen. Big thanks to patron of the mean arts, George for generously forcing this behemoth onto us!

Mean Book Club is four ladies (UCB, BuzzFeed, College Humor, Impractical Jokers) who read, discuss and whine about NYT bestselling books that have questionable literary merit. It's fun. It's cathartic. It's perfect for your commute. New podcast (almost) every Tuesday! 

Here’s the Season 20 reading list:

1. The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
2. Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
3. We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
4. The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
5. Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Jonson
6. Beautiful Ugly byAlice Feeneyy
7. Where is Joe Merchant by Jimmy Buffet
8. Skipping Christmas by John Grishham

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CREDITS: Hosted by Sarah Burton, Clara Morris, Johnna Scrabis, & Sabrina B. Jordan. This episode was produced and edited by Sarah Burton and Blake Opper. Special thanks to FSM Team for our theme song, "Parkour Introvert." You can get it here: https://www.free-stock-music.com

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