Is Jonathan Franzen's new novel Freedom a work of genius or disappointing? Reviewers, as a group, can't seem to decide. The New York Times reviewed the book so glowingly as to provoke a severe ...

Why all the adulatory attention, critics ask, for Jonathan Franzen's latest domestic drama about marriage and family? Even though Franzen gets... 'Freedom': Franzen's Novel Earns High Praise This ...

"Freedom," Franzen's latest book, takes those qualities further. The story of Walter and Patty Berglund, their children, Walter's college friend Richard who continually haunts their lives, and their ...

Jonathan Franzen writes novels that command respect and test stamina. Many readers start with conviction, fewer finish without pause. This reflection examines why his sprawling family sagas feel ...

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Jonathan Franzen frenzy is back, this time over Freedom, which Oprah just selected for her book club. As a result, a discussion and signing originally scheduled to take place at Politics and Prose ...