Fates and Furies
From the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Florida, Matrix, and the highly-anticipated The Vaster Wilds: an exhilarating novel about marriage, creativity, art, and perception.
Fates and Furies is a literary masterpiece that defies expectation. A dazzling examination of a marriage, it is also a portrait of creative partnership written by one of the best writers of her generation. Every story has two sides. Every relationship has two perspectives. And sometimes, it turns out, the key to a great marriage is not its truths but its secrets. At the core of this rich, expansive, layered novel, Lauren Groff presents the story of one such marriage over the course of twenty-four years. At age twenty-two, Lotto and Mathilde are tall, glamorous, madly in love, and destined for greatness. A decade later, their marriage is still the envy of their friends, but with an electric thrill we understand that things are even more complicated and remarkable than they have seemed. With stunning revelations and multiple threads, and in prose that is vibrantly alive and original, Groff delivers a deeply satisfying novel about love, art, creativity, and power that is unlike anything that has come before it. Profound, surprising, propulsive, and emotionally riveting, it stirs both the mind and the heart.
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Rated 5 starsI can’t get enough of Lauren Groff
This book found its way to me in a discount bin, and it’s the second of Groff’s I’ve read. Her language and description are addicting! So glad I discovered her work!
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Rated 4 starsFates and Furies
I had no idea when purchasing this that it was such an acclaimed novel. It was a tough read, something I had to put down, think about, and continue coming back to. The characters are complex, leaving you with mixed emotions about wanting to see them succeed. Throughout the novel, new layers are revealed, leaving you shocked, confused,and intrigued. This novel is not for everyone, but if you can make it through you will not...
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Rated 5 starsContrails about a life lived.
A novel of two versions of a marriage from the perspective of the husband then wife. Like the contrails left in the sky from jet planes we move forward in life as our memories of our past slowly fade away.
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Rated 3 starsNot worth the hype.
Lauren Groff's writing is beautiful, and wonderful to read. This book had the potential to be a 5 star read, but fell flat about 75% of the way through the book. I think the hype surrounding the novel takes away from the enjoyment, and makes this novel sound better than it actually is.
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Rated 5 starsA Book So Talked About that You Already Kind of Hate it...Until You Read It
The people who stay up to date with contemporary literary fiction are usually the same people beleaguering you with book recommendations when you're trying not to be late for work. Fates and Furies is exactly the kind of book these scarf-wearing, cat-loving types will recommend. President Obama called this book his "favorite book of 2015," meaning that someone (likely an adviser who minored in English) really, really enjoyed...
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