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Jonathan Franzen's 'Freedom': About Environmental Activism?

First Posted: 12/06/10 12:41 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:15 PM ET

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The Guardian:

What reviewers have almost unanimously ignored, however, is that this indelible portrait of our times is also an indelible portrait of contemporary environmental activism rendered through the protagonist Walter Berglund.

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03:22 PM on 12/06/2010
He's right. I picked up this book because of its political overtones and because I'm the same age as the protagonists and relate to the story. I don't think I would have read it if it were described as an "environmentalist" book. However, I do think exposing the environmental themes might attract another generation of readers. This book had the added effect of getting me back into reading, decreasing my wine consumption so I can stay awake and read, and also reduced my television consumption. He accomplished all that by just being a fantastic writer!
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