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This is a book that I read for my book group's meeting next week. When it was proposed for the list at our meeting last month, I was able to support it because I had seen it mentioned on so many lists and had already been offered it for reading by a friend. The good thing is that although I had heard a lot of buzz about it, I didn't know much about the story except for the fact that it revolved around the life of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and a love affair he had.
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Loving Frank is a wellwritten historic novel about two selfish and self-centered people, one of whom was Frank Lloyd Wright. I had to keep reminding myself that this was a novel and not the man himself. I know, I know, the book was about Mamah Cheney. Frank Llyoyd Wright was who captured my attention, this book made him into an eccentric character and I will have to research him more to (hopefully) change that opinion. If Mamah Chaney is "everywoman" as the New York Times suggests in it's reveiw
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wow...i...uh...i am sort of bewildered after finishing loving frank. a tragedy to be sure, but maybe not for the reasons i originally thought. it seems as though it would be easy to judge mamah for leaving her children, but as with many things in life, it's not as clear cut as that.
I was alternatively annoyed and then sympathetic with mamah. to be trite, she wanted to have her cake and eat it, too. part of me could hardly blame her, yet it was troublesome to me that everything she achieved was ...more
I was alternatively annoyed and then sympathetic with mamah. to be trite, she wanted to have her cake and eat it, too. part of me could hardly blame her, yet it was troublesome to me that everything she achieved was ...more
Started off in a romance novel-heaving bosoms kind of way, but hang in there – it gets better. A novel based on fact. Remarkable story and really sparked my interest in Wright.
I went through many emotions in this book. The beginning was enjoyable to read and I enjoyed reading about the families during that time period. Then the middle part I struggled with the choices made by the character, Mamah, and whether I could even finish reading this book. But, as I continued to plug through the book, I found myself enjoying it again. The last 50 pages are unexpected and left me saddened with realizing it was the end of the story. I wish I could give this 3.75 stars. It wasn't
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I really enjoyed this book. Learned a lot about Frank Lloyd Wright. Reminded me some of Out of Africa.
This was a very thought provoking book. Mameh, Wright's lover, was a woman struggling with her identity as a woman, mother, wife and her place in society. It was eye-opening to see the struggle of a woman during this time period.
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I loved the author's style and found the story of Frank Lloyd Wright very interesting.
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