I'm not even saying this as a diss to either of them i'm just making an observation

This image of Ben Lerner (short-sleeved gingham shirt, square glasses, faux hawk?, the black and white) is so

@_grendan entering a danger zone

@_grendan Like i wouldn't say it's bad more just like i'm reading a pretty good new yorker story vs. something that is supposed to totally change how i See Fiction Forever

@BerlantBro The analogy wouldn't have occurred to em. jonathan Franzen on the other hand

@itslikeyouknow_ Jonathan Franzen is Ben Lerner for males

@BerlantBro As a cis male who has read zero Sally Rooney and all of Lerner's novels...that sounds about right

@saelantwerdy Omg pls say more we need your POV

@BerlantBro No US author could be Sally Rooney ever

@s1lightly You know what, that's probably true

@BerlantBro HAHA

@RaxKingIsDead Rax I’m so confused

@BerlantBro and garth greenwell is sally rooney for gay guys

@BerlantBro lmao

@aaronkreuter @Micah_Bateman Wait……what does this….mean. Because-

@BerlantBro I guess I should read Rooney then?? I’m doing a re-read through a lot of Lerner’s work right now— a lot of I’d forgotten in the past 5-10 years. Not sure if I like his poetry or fiction more.

@BerlantBro always has been

@BerlantBro you know im willing to accept this only because reading normal people was also a life-changing experience for me

@BerlantBro The Topeka school is great