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Liked It “T.C. Boyle's "The Women" is an epic story of the women who loved Frank Lloyd Wright. For me this book was an excellent follow-up to Nancy Horan's "Loving Frank." Where Horan's novel focuses primarily on the relationship between Wright and Mamah Cheney, Boyle tells the story of each woman,...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is a good book but gets a little long and drawn out...particularly if you have already read Loving Frank (which is very good). However, reading Loving Frank first helps frame up this book...so it is sort of a catch-22.
Mary C wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I stopped reading this book about 2/3 way but plan to go back to it. Needed a break. ”“Altalhough I thoroughly enjoyed Tortilla Curtain, and Talk, Talk by this author, I could only give this book 3 stars. The plot centers around the real life story of the wives and mistresses of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright.”
EILEEN M wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“T.C. Boyle's "The Women" is an epic story of the women who loved Frank Lloyd Wright. For me this book was an excellent follow-up to Nancy Horan's "Loving Frank." Where Horan's novel focuses primarily on the relationship between Wright and Mamah Cheney, Boyle tells the story of each woman, although he gives more attention to Maude Miriam Noel, Wright's second wife and spends very little time on his first wife, Kitty Tobin.
Joanna B wrote this review Monday, November 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I started reading this novel a few months ago and stopped because the footnotes at the bottom of the pages were very distracting, so I decided to get this title on audio and it made all the difference.
Unlike Horan's novel, Boyle choses one of FLW's apprentices to narrate the tale. I enjoyed the references to FLW's architecture commissions (The Imperial Hotel, Midway Gardens, etc.) and his famed home in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Taliesin.”
“Great book that gives the stories, and histories of three important women in Frank Lloyd Wright's life. They are all unique and very interesting, and TC Boyle is a great writer of this. It is a perfect book to follow "Loving Frank", If you liked that, you will want to surely read this book!”
lycoris wrote this review Thursday, November 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Not as good as Loving Frank.”
Becky M wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Enjoyed it”
Marcia K wrote this review Monday, November 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“T.C. Boyle is one of my favorite contemporary writers, and I was not disappointed in his latest novel, focusing on four key women in his life: wives Olgivanna, Miriam, and Kitty, and his mistress, Mamah Cheney. The spotlight is, indeed, on "the women," with Wright himself--if possible--almost a background player, a "character-in-common" that the four women share. An entertaining and engrossing read, told in verse chronology...and one of the most effectively designed texts I've experienced since "The Road" in 2007.”
Darra W wrote this review Sunday, October 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a wonderful companion to Loving Frank. It gives the candid point of view that T.C. Boyle can offer to Frank through the lens of his women. Though the title is The Women, the main character is Frank Lloyd Wright. ”
Irma M wrote this review Monday, October 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“abandoned”
Susan B wrote this review Tuesday, October 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I learned a great deal about Frank Lloyd Wright through this novel. I am not sure what I think about him as a human being as a result of this novel. I can understand why he did what he did but I still have to question it. I thought that Boyle told the story very well and packed it full of details. I thought that it was particularly intriguing that he chose to tell the story in reverse. It was interesting knowing what was going to happen in the future as I read about the past. However, it took me forever to get through this novel; perhaps too much of a good thing?”
Black Belt Reader wrote this review Sunday, October 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
