Shallow, bitter people leading hollow lives. Am I the only one reminded of [b:The Bonfire of the Vanities|2666|The Bonfire of the Vanities|Tom Wolfe|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221s/2666.jpg|1080201]? Doubtful.

Like Bonfire, Freedom leaves me cold. Maybe it captures the zeitgeist of the 90s and 00s. Maybe it's the defining oeuvre. And maybe I'm just not cool enough to get it.

Well written, often poignant, Freedom just didn't seem meaningful. I haven't learned or grown from it. No moment of reflection upon finishing the last page, just a quiet "well, that's over with".