by Lauren Groff
Not all books suit all readers and I have decided that this one is not for me. I was reading it for a book group, but as I have discovered that I am not going to be able to make the discussion, it is with some relief that I have decided not to continue. By my definition, an abandoned book gets only ...
Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff The opening lines of this novel capture the reader immediately. The short staccato sentences rush at the reader who races after them, so beautiful is the prose. The story examines personalities and relationships, marriages and what goes into them, and then it also exam...
I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book, as I did not love Groff's Arcadia (though I know plenty of people who did love it). But this book has received quite a few nominations, so into the library queue it went. And I waited. As I waited to get to the top of that queue, this book started to appea...