subject: The Women By T C Boyle [print this page] The very idea of a novel on the greatest architect of America, Frank Lloyd Wright, gives you the right idea about the man himself. Here is an outsized historical personality who is termed as an egomaniac by the author T C Boyle himself. He has also written about other heavyweights such as John Harvey Kellogg and Alfred Kinsey. Now you may be tempted to think the author T C Boyle may find it difficult to find a man with a greater size of ego than Frank Lloyd Wright.
The Author T C Boyle Can Tackle Difficult Subjects
T C Boyle is a fearless writer and his output The Women has proved that he can write on any of the subjects considered difficult by other writers. It may be headlong thrillers, satires or historical epics. Critics do not like the way T C Boyle writes, simply because he doesnt write in the usual generous manner as other writers do, but he has established a genre for himself and he sticks to it, by and large. Apart from The Women, the recent novel called the Drop City by the same author T C Boyle is emotionally deeper and complicated at the same time.
The Book Is For Entertainment
T C Boyle says he is an entertainer and that his art is for entertainment. No wonder The Women makes such an entertaining read. The epigraph of the novel is an interesting line from the protagonist himself "Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility; I chose arrogance." Frank Lloyd Wright had scandalous romances, went through personal tragedies and made statements which would amuse a satirist.
Grandest Architectural Designs
Frank Lloyd Wright created some of the grandest architectural designs of 20th century America, though he was a lucky reckless adventurer as well. The way he positioned his structures on the top of waterfalls, slopes and a hotel designed by him which withstood a major earthquake, all tell a tale of exceptional brilliance which had its fair share of follies as well. It is difficult to sum up the personality of Frank Lloyd Wright in a simple sentence, though The Women makes a decent attempt. According to T C Boyle, he was a bundle of contradictions and was proud of it. If you find the book The Women interesting, its not just because of the historical documentation, its also because the fiction earns your interest on its own also.
Indelible Characters
At the same time, there is a possibility even when he is doing his best to portray facts only, T C Boyle may end up doing something negative for the protagonist since he is writing fiction. He then goes on to create characters which are indelible.
