I'm almost finished reading Lauren Groff's "Fates and Furies" and I Cannot.Put.It.Down. I tend to jump on the bandwagon of the books everyone else seems to be talking about. This one was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award, and I tend to fall in love with their choices. So, when I kept seeing this book pop up on lists I follow and respect, I ordered a hard copy because it just felt like the type of novel to hold in my hands, not in my iPad. The story is a portrait of Mathilde and Lotto's marriage over the course of twenty-four years; the first half is told from his perspective, and the second half is told from hers. He is a failed actor-turned-famous playwright and she is the woman behind his success. It's an epic love story that gradually reveals the complicated layers, cracks and secrets behind the "perfect" marriage the world is jealous of... The characters are never quite who you think they are, and neither is their relationship. Groff's words are like art.View Article