erinmalonepoet 's review for:

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen

4.0

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This is maybe a 5 star book for me. I couldn't put it down. I do think Franzen is one of our best authors; his complexity and nuance of story are remarkable. The flaws his characters possess seem real and true to me, and I found myself rooting for them even when they were behaving terribly. There's a hardness, though, at the core of this book that puts me off a little. It's not something I can explain, but it's why I rated the book the way I did.