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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Grief comes at us all at some point. It's an unbalanced emotion though. It's more like a force than an emotion in a way. It's a boulder on your chest, making breath difficult.
It makes me think, the imbalance of grief. Each emotion has a nearly equal opposite. Love could be it's counterweight. But love has hate,and all the other baggage it carries. There's Elation. But that's so fleeting that it can hardly compare to Grief. Euphoria? Not equal unless sustained unnaturally through chemicals.
Why is Grief such a destabilizer? I don't have the answer, but I know the answer is found, at least partially, in artwork. Art had an abundance of grief... and desire, but the two are on the same spectrum. To desire something is a grievance that you cannot or do not contain that something.
So, a transcendent and creative art piece communicates so much grief that it takes it away from the artist. At least, in part.
This book? It was great. It raised a lot of questions, and I enjoyed the fiction this author built around the artworks.
It makes me think, the imbalance of grief. Each emotion has a nearly equal opposite. Love could be it's counterweight. But love has hate,and all the other baggage it carries. There's Elation. But that's so fleeting that it can hardly compare to Grief. Euphoria? Not equal unless sustained unnaturally through chemicals.
Why is Grief such a destabilizer? I don't have the answer, but I know the answer is found, at least partially, in artwork. Art had an abundance of grief... and desire, but the two are on the same spectrum. To desire something is a grievance that you cannot or do not contain that something.
So, a transcendent and creative art piece communicates so much grief that it takes it away from the artist. At least, in part.
This book? It was great. It raised a lot of questions, and I enjoyed the fiction this author built around the artworks.
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enjoyable romp through 17th, mid-20th, and early 21st century. All based around the single painting that has endured. A writer's writer, author Dominic Smith has masterful control of language.
4 1/2 stars. This book was a fabulous read, I enjoyed the description of the different time periods and found it wonderfully evocative. Such beautiful writing, particularly the 17th century timeline. Highly recommend!
This charming book is an art lover's dream: lots of history, mystery and talk of brushwork. There are two parallel stories of women artists in different centuries: a master Dutch painter, and the talented forger who copies her work. The book has one stolen painting, more than a few broken hearts, and beautifully connected themes of regret and redemption.