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A review by mjcourchesne
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan
2.0
I must admit I'm more than a little bit torn over this book. The writing was solid, and the story flowed well enough to keep me interested in it, but I profoundly dislike the characters. Granted, I know that F.L. Wright was a jerk (to say the least) in real life, but this book left me disliking him even more. Although the end of the book was the stuff of classic tragedies (and I know that those facts were also true), it did not endear me to Mamah. I found her choices selfish and thought she rather blindly followed Wright rather than thinking out the possible consequences of her actions.
But I suppose that's what the author wanted me to feel. I'm not sure that the characters were MEANT to be endearing (despite the book's blurb on the back cover).
Still, I think it was a good book to add to my shelf, and it did deepen my knowledge of this architecht's personal life (however fictionalized it might be). In the end, I still appreciate the man's work, but have less respect for the man himself.
But I suppose that's what the author wanted me to feel. I'm not sure that the characters were MEANT to be endearing (despite the book's blurb on the back cover).
Still, I think it was a good book to add to my shelf, and it did deepen my knowledge of this architecht's personal life (however fictionalized it might be). In the end, I still appreciate the man's work, but have less respect for the man himself.