Freedom

Freedom (2010) by Jonathan Franzen. This novel is somewhat staggering in its scope and the skill displayed by the author. Franzen, author of "The Corrections," has produced another multi-generational story about an American family and the challenges they face in our chaotic times. This book tells the story of the Berglund family of Minnesota, which consists of Walter and Patty and their children Joey and Jessica. Franzen proves remarkably apt at switching points of view and voices in relating the struggles of the family and especially of Patty, who tells her own story in a book-within-the-book. Grade: A