Title: Freedom
Author: Jonathan Franzen
Genre: Fiction
Published: 2010
Inspired me to learn about: Carving out character descriptions through the use of first, second and
third person narration.
Jonathan Franzen weaves an
intricate tale in Freedom; which
although does not have a plot that grabs, it held my attention sufficiently
because of its almost mundane subject matter - the life of a contemporary
middle class American family grappling with issues of love, marriage,
infidelity and disappointment. Reading it did feel voyeuristic at times because
The Berglunds - though struggling through their less-than-average issues are
quite the average family.
