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The Women. T.C. Boyle (2000)

by T.C. Boyle(Favorite Author)

3.46 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1408800985 (ISBN13: 9781408800980)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Bloomsbury UK

review 1: I am fascinated by Frank Lloyd Wright, but this book held little fascination for me. I had to check it out from the library three times before finally finishing it, which should have been a sign. I hated the fact that it told the story of FLW in reverse. I understand that Mamah's life was the most interesting, but the events of their time together so informed the rest of his life that telling his story without knowing hers denied the reader the whole picture. I hoped for more from this book.'
review 2: Boyle's book certainly kindled (blazed? Ignited?) an interest in Frank lloyd Wright's life. The order of the stories was challenging to me as a reader (I like to think of the plot line as following the timeline 6-5-8-7-2-1-3-4, although there really wasn't so... more much of story 1-2 in the book), though once I finished the book it made sense to tell the story in ascending order of drama. The Spring Green Taliesin enclave functioned as a commune of sorts, complete with a quirky mix of free love only applying to the master architect, Helter Skelter-like violence, feminism, surreptitious morphine addiction, and a curiously strict avoidance of alcohol. It was also easy to identify with the isolation of the Wisconsin winter, given our new Iowa Ice Age of 2014 and the number of -20 degree nights we've been through! less

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lsurunner

I like FLW's earlier years of design - who doesn't like him - so I was naturally interested in the book. Even though it's a fictional characterization, it is still fascinating and brings to life what history has documented about the man. I'm glad I stuck with the story to the end.That said, I found the novel somewhat hard to read. Each time T.C. Boyle moved from one woman's story to the next was a difficult transition. It took me while to figure out the time period, who was involved and what was the storyline, especially since he moved backward in time.

Lulu

Another FLW tale that is written from the point of view of one of his apprentices and the multiple women who loved him. A man ahead of his time in terms of talent and artistry he seemed to be a magnet for women who loved his charisma and power. I am saddened by the lives that were ruined by his cavalier attitude toward family, money and possessions and as a casual bystander, based on the many books i have read, fear he treated women much the same way. Yes - he is the genius FLW- who doesn't want to know more!

kipper

Frank Lloyd Wright was sure a dick, judging by this novel.

phanie521

Utterly fascinating.

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