Comments on: GUEST REVIEW: The Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer

By: jenn bruzzese

jenn bruzzese — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:26:30 +0000

I was totally absorbed by this book i really was hard to put down. What Agnes when thru was horrific yet blissfull yet unexplainable. I felt for her the whole way through this book and i wanted to cry when i finished it. I was kinda hoping she would met up with Frank again just to say goodbye for one last time and for her to be at some what peace with everything she when thru. I wish the book didnt ended, im lost now ive finished it.

By: ta

ta — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:01:33 +0000

There is no question that the reader is taken on a journey along with Agnes. I found this book probably a decade ago and read it each year. It is, without question, one of my all time favorites. Long after you’ve turned the last page, you will be thinking about this book.

Susan Fromberg Schaeffer is an excellent writer. She also wrote “Buffalo Afternoon” which is the story of a returning Vietnam vet. Years ago, a friend of mine who taught a high school class about the Vietnam War and read quite a few novels about this time period, said that this book, “Buffalo Afternoon,” most closely represented what it was like for a Vietnam vet returning from war in his opinion. Quite a tribute, I think.

By: calvin

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By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:50:32 +0000

Reviews like this – the ones with a drumbeat saying â€œread this book; read this book; read this bookâ€ – always lead me on. The library had one copy in the system; it is making its way to my local branch.

And my kickback check is making its way from the author *grin*. (Hey, hey, just kidding!)

By: LinM

LinM — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:39:33 +0000

Reviews like this – the ones with a drumbeat saying “read this book; read this book; read this book” – always lead me on. The library had one copy in the system; it is making its way to my local branch. If the angst is too much, I will try “The Autobiography of Foudini M. Cat” (by the same author).

By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:02:14 +0000

Thank you, Elise. I’m glad Dear Author gave me the opportunity to share this book with readers. And yes, reading it is a journey. It will engage you for days, at the very least.

By: Elise

Elise — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:55:09 +0000

This book sounds amazing. It sounds like one of those books where you take a long, meaningful journey with the characters, and those are the best books of all. I must add this to my TBR pile; great review, as well. :)

By: Janine

Janine — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:18:25 +0000

Thanks. Books generate very powerful emotions in me, especially when they are well-written. There are some disturbing books that I adore and others that you couldn’t pay me to reread. There isn’t always away to know which of these categories a book will fall into, but I’m glad to hear that the ending is uplifting in a way. I may just read this, if I can make some inroads into Mount TBR.

By: K. Z. Snow

K. Z. Snow — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:13:12 +0000

Actually, Janine, the angst isn’t heavily applied by the author; she has too deft a touch to do anything so obvious. Moreover, once the reader gets past the pre- and post-”collision” events, the emotional impact of the story gradually eases and things often take pleasant turns. The ending is actually uplifting in a way.

Still, any sensitive reader is bound to come away from this experience–and it is an experience, not just a pleasant read–feeling a little squirmy. That’s a good thing, though. As a New York Times reviewer said, this book is “an absorbing, wonderfully inventive psychological tale of a woman imagined as we would never dare, or want, to be.” And Alice Walker (no less!) called it “a riveting and intricate and altogether astonishing novel.” Given its artistry, I think Madness is worth the squirm!

By: Janine

Janine — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:01:13 +0000

This book sounds fascinating. The multiplicity of voices and POV styles are especially intriguing. But I’m not sure I can take the angst.