Little Fugue: A Novel

by Robert Anderson
Little Fugue: A Novel  
published December 28th 2004 by Ballantine Books
binding Hardcover
isbn 0345454103   (isbn13: 9780345454102)
pages 384
description Acclaimed short-story writer and winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award, Robert Anderson has written a brilliantly inventive first novel–a ...more
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05-14-07



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Luke
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05/29/08

Read in May, 2008
A fictional recounting of the torturous union of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath and the resultant fallout, mixed in with a bit of chronological perspective from the third party narrarator that journeys through the major events of the past four decades.

Fantastic writing that lends itself well to the poetic nature of the subject matter. The clever narrative gets a bit lost in the three-party perspective that jumps around in time, particualrly during the survey of Vietnam protests during the 60's...more
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Suzanne
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07/10/08

Read in July, 2008
recommends it for: teenage girls who read The Bell Jar
An okay exploration of Plath/Hughes/Assia but a bit overdone with the prose and a bit self-indulgent. Held my attention, but I skipped all of the sections titled "Robert"
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Susan
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01/23/08

another novel of slyvia plath?

but apparently we needed this one.

beautiful prose; heartbreaking.
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