Title: Freedom
Author: Jonathan Franzen
Publisher: 4th Estate/HarperCollins Publishers
Date published: 2011
Genre: Literary fiction
My review:
This book for me was B.O.R.I.N.G! Don't get me wrong, it is written well and had it had a different storyline it my have evoked a different opinion. It was the storyline that had me thinking once I turned the last page, 'is that it?'. It was reviewed on The Circle Book Club and Cheryl couldn't talk it up enough so I persevered through hoping it would take a turn for the better. I was disappointed. It's about a family, the Berglunds. It includes a teenage sexual assault, marriage, kids, affairs etc and then ends up finishing with Patty & Walter as an old couple once the kids have flown the nest. I think it was hyped up because apparently Jonathan has written a good book prior. Maybe it's just that I like books of fantasy and make believe. Although I do like Rachael Treasure and Di Morrissey books and they are about fictional life/love stories, I just found this storyline boring. Other people such as Oprah and President Obama loved it according to Wikipedia so it is a book you will either love or not. Unfortunately it was the latter for me :(
My rating: 1/5
