Do you ever wonder why you took so long to get to a book that others raved about? That, with Lauren Groff’s Fates and Furies.

I am loathe to reveal too much about the plot, short of saying that it’s the story of Lotto and Mathilde, who marry at age twenty-two, optimistic and with great plans for their future. It then tracks key moments in their 24-year marriage.

The story is told in two parts, the first from Lotto’s perspective, and the second from Mathilde’s. The risk with this kind of structure is that it becomes repetitive – Fates and Furies is anything but. Actually, it’s genius. Continue reading →