| Fates and Furies | |
| Author: | Lauren Groff |
| Cover Artist: | Rodrigo Corral |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Riverhead Books |
| Pub Date: | September 15, 2015 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 390 (hardcover) |
| Isbn: | 9781594634475 |
| Oclc: | 900623942 |
| Congress: | PS3607.R6344 F38 2015 |
| Isbn Note: | (hardcover) |
Fates and Furies (2015) is the third novel by the American author Lauren Groff.[1]
Fates and Furies takes place in the United States and examines how different people in a relationship can have disparate views on the relationship. According to Groff, she originally envisioned the novel as two separate books, but she was encouraged by her agent to rewrite them as one integrated work.[2] The novel is influenced by Greek Mythology; deities and vengeance are themes throughout.[3] [4] [5] [6]
According to Book Marks, the book received "positive" reviews based on twenty-six critic reviews with twelve being "rave" and eight being "positive" and four being "mixed" and two being "pan".[7] On Bookmarks November/December 2015 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, the book received a (4.0 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "With her third novel, Groff has written one of the most remarkable books of the year".[8]
Fates and Furies was nominated for a National Book Award.[9] The book received extensive press attention, including from Carrie Brownstein, Sarah Jessica Parker, and President Barack Obama, who said he enjoyed the book more than anything else he had read that year.[10] [11] The novel was also compared to Gillian Flynn's thriller Gone Girl.[12]
Positive reviews noted the novel as "masterful", while negative reviews focused on moments of implausibility in the novel's second half.[13] [14]