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Freedom

  • Writer: Kathy Miller
    Kathy Miller
  • Dec 13, 2023
  • 1 min read

Updated: Aug 30

Jonathan Franzen, 2010

Date read: 12/12/23



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For the most part, I enjoyed this novel. I liked how it was written. It varies from traditional third-party omniscient, to third-party but written by a specific character. I thought the author did a fantastic job writing as Patty from her point of view and in her voice.


Like The Way We Live Now, I hated the ending. [Spoiler] I felt that Walter was much better off without Patty and she should just suffer in her lonely misery. Also their reunion was way too contrived.[/Spoiler] Patty is spoiled and awful and I hated her.


Overall, this was enjoyable and I read this whole long-ass novel in like three days.

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