I really enjoyed this book. I felt that the characters were realistic and even if I didn't agree with the decisions a character made, I could relate to the feelings and emotions that led to those decisions. I think that Jonathan Franzen is on par with Leo Tolstoy in his understanding of human nature and relationships. He did an extraordinary job of not only describing the characters, but showing the emotional layers of each character, as well as helping the reader understand the characters' motivations. The only complaint I had while reading Freedom was that I thought the women in the book seemed to need a man to "complete" them, but by the time I came to the end, I realized the men in the book needed a woman in their lives just as much as the women needed a man in theirs. The book is a bit long at almost 600 pages, but it didn't feel too long, if you know what I mean.
