Freedom by Jonathan Franzen is truly a masterpiece.
It took me three days and I finally finished it. Freedom is probably the best book I read recently. Franzen is a great narrator who gives his readers vivid picture of an American family. The plot was about a couple name Patty and Walter Berglund. Story was told from different perspectives along with few big events in US including 911 and Iraq war. We can see how both Patty and Walter struggled through their childhood and teenage, what they experienced and learned in their college and eventually got married, how they raised their two kids up and at the end faced their 20 years marriage through series of frustration, depression and betrayal. In the end, it is not just characters but also readers who both realize, life, is never easy for anyone. Living itself is a lifelong learning process and we all grow from our experience and mistake. This novel doesnt have dramatic storyline like Hollywood movies but it is story that can take place among us. Story might be long but it definitely deserves reading once.