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POSTED: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 7:26 PM

Filed Under: Arts Books

In this week's issue, Kathrine Hill reviews Jonathan Franzen's Freedom, which has garnered some book-of-the-century buzz, what with the Time mag cover for Franzen and word that Obama got his paws on an advanced copy. Hill says it ain't perfect, but it's real frickin' awesome:

The brio and insight of the writing, the flesh-and-blood central cast, and the impressive inventory of so much in our world, from indie music fans to songbird decimation, makes Freedom a literary event of the sort Franzen himself once feared had passed. And yes, it's better than The Corrections.

Can't wait to get your grubby little hands on a copy (it hits shelves Tue., Aug. 31)? Never fear, that's why Crit Mass is here! The New York Times has an excerpt up on their site, and the good folks at The New Yorker have the two stories that predicated Freedom, "Good Neighbors" and "Agreeable," up for your consumption. Also, this.

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