The Case Against Jonathan Franzen: Responses from Books - Culture - The Atlantic by Eleanor Barkhorn

When Jonathan Franzen's Freedom was released last month, critics showered it with praise. NPR called it "surprisingly moving and even hopeful"; the New York Times said it's "an indelible portrait of our times"; New York Magazine declared it "a work of total genius." Oprah Winfrey selected it for her book club—despite her fraught past with Franzen.

Oh, how they parry and joust, over a whole lot of nothing. It's a fine book, quit marketing already. Read The Atlantic hoopla here.