DoubleX Audio Book Club: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom.

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DoubleX Audio Book Club: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom.

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In this week's audio book club, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. The novel follows Patty and Walter Berglund's failing marriage and serves as a commentary on how we live.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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