dezzz0322 's review for:

Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff

3.0

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I’m struggling to decide if this book is a solid 3-star or potentially 4-stars. Similar to [b:Ask Again, Yes|42201996|Ask Again, Yes|Mary Beth Keane|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557052821l/42201996._SY75_.jpg|60897878], it took almost the entire book for me to figure out what it was about. The book is filled with beautiful prose, but at times it felt too flowery for my taste. I found the study of marriage to be interesting, but the characters were all so extraordinary (in good ways and bad) that none of it was the least bit relatable. This is the type of book that I’d cautiously recommend to a very specific type of friend: someone who is in the mood for introspection and voyeurism, who loves art and has the patience for minimal plot.