This book may not live up to the hype, but the hype doesn't do the book justice. It's a very good novel with amusing characters and an interesting plot. I did not identify with every articulation and I did not necessarily think Franzen had nailed consciousness in our time with absolute aplomb, but t...
Ah, Franzen. The author that everyone loves to hate. It's become apparent that there are 2 schools of thought on Freedom: Number 1: It's a literary masterpiece- a modern day War and Peace- a brilliant, unprecedented commentary on family life in the millenium- a majestic portrayal of flawed character...
Not exactly a video review, but still an interesting anecdote about Freedom by Jonathan Franzen.Click the image above to watch the video at YouTubeHear the amazing, 100% true(ish) story of how I got my copy of Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom signed by the author during an author reading in Kansas City on...
Maybe it's because I listened to this instead of reading it. Or maybe I'm just not ready for Franzen's second "great American novel."I guess it doesn't matter. But if you see me with a Franzen novel, PLEASE STOP ME. I don't want to suffer again.
Remember how we used to vote in high school for "Best Hair" or "Most Athletic?" Well if there was a poll in the book industry this fall, "Most Likely to Succeed" would have been won by Jonathan Franzen's book Freedom. This book would be a shoe in. First, Franzen was featured in August on the cove...
Actual rating for the first 100 pages I read is 2.5 stars. It's due back to the library and someone else has it on hold, so I can't renew it. It wasn't really grabbing me anyway. It strikes me as a competent novel, but not a great one. There are a lot of flaws with glimmers of something interesting,...
Okay, 3 stars might seem cussedly contrary, a cheap goldilocks diversion away from the current hyped-up epidemic of 5s and the utterly derisive lowballers who JF just rubs the wrong way* (and sidestepping, too, the inevitable anti-Franzen backlash, coming soon to a review near you).'Cause there are ...
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