Grief is for the strong, who use it as fuel for burning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
There are beautiful sentences all through the book that makes the reader think. It is definitely not a beach read. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys good writing.<\/p>\n
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I first heard about this book on my local radio station. I even remember exactly where I was (on WestPark approaching the Buffalo Speedway signal). That was late 2015. The book kept appearing on all the best books for 2015 list and I decided I needed to read it. At the crux of the book is a marriage – a special one\u00a0– the one of Lotto and Mathilde. The complexities of love and marriage, the fate and furies make the book. One would think a book built on a marriage would be runoff the mill, drab and such but Groff’s writing rises above it all. The first part of the book –\u00a0Fates is\u00a0Lotto’s story. Lancelot “Lotto” Satterwhite is born to affluence. He is a cherished son and nephew. He is an actor and he needs constant affirmation. He sways between self-pity and depression seeking company (and women). He is revered and loved. He meets Mathilde and they get married. I almost\u00a0swooned over the ways of Lotto and got\u00a0suspicious of Mathilde as Lauren Groff worked her magic. Their marriage is complex (like most) and successful. We\u00a0see their marriage through Lotto’s eyes and start making our own conclusions when Furies – Mathilde’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[343,1037,398,1329],"class_list":["post-9508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-library","tag-book","tag-book-recommendations","tag-book-review","tag-read-2016"],"yoast_head":"\n