A masterpiece of American fiction. The New York Times Book Review
Mr. Franzen has written his most deeply felt novel yet--a novel that turns out to be both a compelling biography of a dysfunctional family and an indelible portrait of our times. The New York Times
A work of total genius. New York Magazine
The Great American Novel. Esquire
One of the best living American novelists. Time
Epic. Vanity Fair
Hugely ambitious . . . Freedom is very, very good. USA Today
Brilliant . . . Epic . . . An extraordinary stylist. The Washington Post
A surprisingly moving and even hopeful epic. NPR
Sweeping and powerful. San Francisco Chronicle
Consuming and extraordinarily moving. Los Angeles Times
Immense and unforgettable. Chicago Tribune
Devastatingly insightful. The Miami Herald
A page turner that engages the mind. Newsday
It's refreshing to see a novelist who wants to engage the questions of our time in the tradition of 20th-century greats like John Steinbeck and Sinclair Lewis . . . [This] is a book you'll still be thinking about long after you've finished reading it. Associated Press
Deeply moving and superbly crafted . . . It's such a full novel, rich in description, broad in its reach and full of wry observations. Pittsburg Post-Gazette
His writing is so gorgeous . . . Franzen is one of those exceptional writers whose works define an era and a generation, and his books demand to be read. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A tour de force . . . one of the finest novelists of his generation. The Philadelphia Inquirer
A highly readable triumph of conventional realism . . . Addictive. The National
The first Great American Novel of the post-Obama era. Telegraph (UK)
A literary genius . . . This is simply on a different plane from other contemporary fiction . . . Freedom is the novel of the year, and the century. The Guardian (UK)
A triumph . . . A pleasure to read. The New York Observer
Exhilarating . . . Gripping . . . Moving . . . On a level with The Great Gatsby [and] Gone With the Wind. Bloomberg
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