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buttercupita's review against another edition
4.0
Wow! Inventive writing, complex characters, great puzzle of a plot. Hard to talk about without giving major pieces away...happy to discuss with anyone who reads it!
nightshiftenthusiast's review against another edition
3.0
i don’t think it’s as bad as all the reviews say, but there was a little too much man whining for my taste
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
3.0
The first section of this book (60% or so) which is called Fates is boring. It is (over)written from the man's perspective with flowery language and annoying, predictable characters. I was terrified when I got to the second section called Fates that it would go back in time and cover the couple's relationship again from her perspective. If that had happened, even being committed to reading book club books would not have made me finish this book. Fates turned out to be much more interesting. It jumped all over in time and it was often unclear if you were reading about a dream or a real event, but at least the main female character had more depth than the main male character. It was fun/sad to learn about how crazy her life was under the surface of 'cleaner, cook, wife' that was all her husband saw.
For all that I enjoyed the second part of the book, it is not worth picking up unless you've got someone to complain with about how bad the beginning is.
For all that I enjoyed the second part of the book, it is not worth picking up unless you've got someone to complain with about how bad the beginning is.
wheezethejuice's review against another edition
I loved this book, and it took me a while to figure out why. I am not married, so to choose a book that shows two vastly different sides to a long marriage was appealing. The writing made me wish the book was a trilogy or sorts, I found myself wanting to sit and read it in the sun next to a kidney shaped pool. They throw parties and live their lives that are so rich with experience, I couldn't put this down. It is whimsical in a sense, pulling your emotions in different directions. If you feel like a cozy read on a summer weekend, this is the book for you.
alhedrick's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kpetroll's review against another edition
Book Club Book - 0 stars!!! I just couldn’t get into this book and didn’t bother finishing it. Life is too short to waste on poor books. I didn’t care for the author’s writing style as it seemed choppy and chaotic at times. When I got to this passage that’s when I knew I had enough - “She stretched her long arms over her head, and there were little nests of winter hair in her pits. She could hatch baby robins in those things.” Am I missing something here? Ugh!! I even tried skimming some pages ahead to see if it got better and other passages were just as bad. I regret having spent time on this book.
ilupoli's review against another edition
5.0
I wasn’t expecting to love this book, but I LOVE THIS BOOK. It was such a beautiful depiction of a marriage between two flawed people. It grabbed me from the beginning!
lorikleininak's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Lauren Groff writes mesmerizing books with strong, fascinating characters. Fates and Furies is the third book of hers that I've read, and I can say that the two main characters, Lotto and Mathilde, are unforgettable.
Lancelot (Lotto) Satterwhite, the son of a rich man, loses his inheritance when he spontaneously marries Mathilde Yodor, an orphan who he meets two weeks before his college graduation. Theirs is a great love story. He's larger than life - a gregarious man whom everyone loves. She's his rock, a smile on her face and a solution for every problem. But who's really behind the curtain, pulling the strings?
The first half of Fates and Furies is Lotto's story (Fates). The second half (Furies) is Mathilde's version. Layers are added and peeled back. And the peripheral characters are almost as important as the main characters. This book is cleverly written - a complicated literary drama. I recommend!
Lancelot (Lotto) Satterwhite, the son of a rich man, loses his inheritance when he spontaneously marries Mathilde Yodor, an orphan who he meets two weeks before his college graduation. Theirs is a great love story. He's larger than life - a gregarious man whom everyone loves. She's his rock, a smile on her face and a solution for every problem. But who's really behind the curtain, pulling the strings?
The first half of Fates and Furies is Lotto's story (Fates). The second half (Furies) is Mathilde's version. Layers are added and peeled back. And the peripheral characters are almost as important as the main characters. This book is cleverly written - a complicated literary drama. I recommend!
mommaslonglegs's review against another edition
2.0
Respectfully this was bad. When you look up pretentious in the dictionary this book spits on you for using something as pedestrian as a dictionary. The concept was unique but the most interesting plotline is like the f plot (f for f*ck you for being curious about anything other than existential angst). 2/10 not a vibe