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Fates and Furies

Published: 15, September 2015

Author: Lauren Groff

Genres: Contemporary, Women's, Crime, Fiction, Romance, Literary, Coming Of Age, Family Life, Domestic Life, Adult


First and foremost, author Lauren Groff is a talented writer. The story is well-written and well-considered. The story revolves around marriage, with the first half told by the husband and the second half by the wife. Their viewpoints are so dissimilar that it feels like two separate books. However, it's an intriguing concept that's eye-opening where their stories intersect. The plot has a few twists and turns that will surprise you, but nothing that will take your breath away.

In her first two novels, The Monsters of Templeton and Arcadia, Lauren Groff addressed the benefits of community. This time she focuses on the ultimate microcosm, a marriage as I mentioned earlier.

Many readers are surely going to hate this book, not because the writing is flawed or the story is bad, no, no and no, it is just because of the characters in the story, they are narcissistic, dysfunctional, and shallow, with no purpose or goal. As a reader, you are exposed to their early damage, which I assume is intended to set the tone for future conduct. You just want to hate them and that is why you feel that you hate this book, otherwise, this is an amazing novel.

The story tells us something that many of us don’t even want to think but it is so true and close to our reality. It can be a very good read and sometimes you may feel it is very difficult to continue reading. Some characters were just in the book for no reason at all like some of the “friends” and you can feel they are just “fillers.”

I think the ending is what I needed to read at the end of this story and I liked it a lot. Just think of this book as two books in one with an ending where it all comes as one. Sometimes we don’t get what the writer is trying to say and in this book, you are dealing with the same issue. The classic stuff is in front of the reader’s eyes but it looks strange and out of place but if you open your mind and give it a try, you’ll be shocked to see what the author did, and that is why it became a best seller.


Synopsis:

“NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY: THE WASHINGTON POST, NPR, TIME, THE SEATTLE TIMES, MINNEAPOLIS STAR-TRIBUNE, SLATE, LIBRARY JOURNAL, KIRKUS, AND MANY MORE

“Lauren Groff is a writer of rare gifts, and Fates and Furies is an unabashedly ambitious novel that delivers – with comedy, tragedy, well-deployed erudition and unmistakable glimmers of brilliance throughout.” —The New York Times Book Review (cover review)

From the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of The Monsters of Templeton, Arcadia, Florida and Matrix, 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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Rating: 75/100
Recommended: 90/100 Yes.


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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Published: 13, June 2017

Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid

Genres: Bisexual, LGBTQ, Romance, Women's, Fiction, Adult, Love, Drama, Contemporary, Domestic Life, Historical


I was not planning to read this book yet but had to start it a week ago because I am reading a lot of books from this genre these days so I decided to give it a go and I was not disappointed. This book is worth it and deserves all the praise a reader can give.

I think it was too fast and I finished it as if I was in a dream. It is not a bad thing to say about this book and I am saying it as a compliment; I mean it was so good like a good teacher’s classroom where an hour feels like a few minutes. I loved the story because it kind of makes you a part of the story.

Reid excels at creating intriguing, distinctive, and complex relationship dynamics that are entertaining to read about. They're convincing enough that you can suspend your disbelief and immerse yourself in the plot.

Evelyn Hugo's character, I believed, was also quite well-developed. She has such a distinct personality with all of her flaws and practicality that it makes for a far more compelling story than if she were a faultless heroine who always does the right thing. It's also a thematically consistent persona, which makes her feel more real as if she's a real person.

Some parts feel very simple in the story department but still, this novel was very pleasant to read. The author does an excellent job of developing a fully realized and nuanced heroine and placing her in an engaging context. This is a great book to read if you want something light yet with enough content and character development to make it an enjoyable read.

Really recommended to everyone but don’t forget it is for adults only.


Synopsis:
“NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“If you’re looking for a book to take on holiday this summer, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has got all the glitz and glamour to make it a perfect beach read.” —Bustle

From the New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ‘80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

“Heartbreaking, yet beautiful” (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is “Tinseltown drama at its finest” (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means—and what it costs—to face the truth.”

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Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.


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The Great Alone

Published: 6, February 2018

Author: Kristin Hannah

Genres: Women's, Fiction, Mothers & Children, Family, Domestic Life, Coming of Age, Survival


The Great Alone was a phrase in Robert Service’s poem “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” in which he refers to the isolated Alaskan lands as the "Great Alone" and with this knowledge, you can guess this book’s story is set in the Alaskan wilderness.

I call it a formula novel, and something I noticed was the good and evil extremes because the good people were very good and bad people were really bad. But you are going to read page after page just to know what happens next.

The Great Alone is a survival story about growing up with an abusive and unpredictable father and surviving in the harsh Alaskan wilderness. The author creates a vivid and unforgettable picture of a family and a community trying to carve out a living and surviving in the wild. The meager yet active society she paints provides warmth and softens the harsh Alaskan landscape harshness.

I love reading survival stories and this is one that is in Alaska, where you are fighting against nature 24/7. As a result, I thought The Great Alone's early setup, which covers roughly the first half of the novel, was exceptionally effectively done. It's well-paced, with a continual stream of emotional ups and downs as the main family adjusts to their new surroundings and lives.

The tale darkens, the book becomes much more dramatic, and it begins to reach a repetitious note as the novel approaches the halfway point. I think it happened because of the way some members of these families were abusive towards other members and what happened to these abused people was the cause of this feeling, otherwise, it is an amazing read and I think the reader will not get bothered by all this because it is the part of growing up in many families. In the end, it is what you choose to become matters and not the abuser.

The middle had a bit slow movement but that is okay with such a huge book and I felt the ending was a little rushed also but still it was not bad. Some authors try to connect all loose ends and fix any remaining plot idea at the end to finish the book properly and that is in my mind, a good way and sign of an intelligent writer.


Synopsis:
“In Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone, a desperate family seeks a new beginning in the near-isolated wilderness of Alaska only to find that their unpredictable environment is less threatening than the erratic behavior found in human nature.

#1 New York Times Instant Bestseller (February 2018)
A People “Book of the Week”

Buzzfeed’s “Most Anticipated Women’s Fiction Reads of 2018”
Seattle Times’s “Books to Look Forward to in 2018”

Alaska, 1974. Ernt Allbright came home from the Vietnam War a changed and volatile man. When he loses yet another job, he makes the impulsive decision to move his wife and daughter north where they will live off the grid in America’s last true frontier.

Cora will do anything for the man she loves, even if means following him into the unknown. Thirteen-year-old Leni, caught in the riptide of her parents’ passionate, stormy relationship, has little choice but to go along, daring to hope this new land promises her family a better future.

In a wild, remote corner of Alaska, the Allbrights find a fiercely independent community of strong men and even stronger women. The long, sunlit days and the generosity of the locals make up for the newcomers’ lack of preparation and dwindling resources.

But as winter approaches and darkness descends, Ernt’s fragile mental state deteriorates. Soon the perils outside pale in comparison to threats from within. In their small cabin, covered in snow, blanketed in eighteen hours of night, Leni and her mother learn the terrible truth: they are on their own.”


Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.


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