jonfaith 's review for:

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
3.0

There are a number of fault lines throughout the book. An ill bent cold kept me home for two days and I read the majority of the novel in a pair of sweeping bursts. The characters oscillate into focus to push the narrative but feel, all too often, as just that: literary devices.

I am anxious to hear the reports of friends, one of whom, my best friend, suggested this enterprise. I admitted on our site for literary discussions that I encounter a vertigo when reading contemporary american fiction.