Robert Adams on The Corrections

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Robert Adams on The Corrections

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Oct 26, 2007

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Robert Adams offers his opinions on Jonathan Frazen's critically acclaimed novel The Corrections. It tells the story of an American family's disintegration and metamorphosis in modern America.

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Oct 26, 2007

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Robert Adams on The Corrections

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