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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
had a lot of substance and i still think about it somewhat regularly to this day
The shifting between stories and voices can be a little jarring, but Artemisia Gentileschi is a goddamn hero and deserves more fame.
a beautiful book that gently cuts into the soul with a painful, blunt sword. i loved the way it was structured with artemisia's perspective being in verse and her mother's stories of Susannah and Judith being in prose. i loved the comments her mother gave while telling the story, it made me feel as though I wasn't reading about it but as though I was artemisia lying on my mother's shoulder listening to her teach me a lesson through stories of strong women.
i wish I could write more but I am at a loss for words-this book touched me in so many ways. it will definitely be re-read and recommended to everyone in my life.m
i wish I could write more but I am at a loss for words-this book touched me in so many ways. it will definitely be re-read and recommended to everyone in my life.m
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
- Young adult
- Young adult Fiction
- Artemisia Gentileschi
- Painters
- Women painters
- Susanna and the elders
- Judith beheading Holofernes
- Sexual assault
- Rape
- Power
- Women
- Oppression
- Renaissance
- Italy
- Rape trial
- Rome 1610
- Rome
- Italy
- Gender roles
- Poetry
- Novels in verse
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
“There will come a day when this horror is not the only color on your palette.” pg 282
horrifyingly beautiful. artistic, inspiring, historically-woven, multiple perspectives, interesting writing styles, and empowering. i knocked off a star for some parts of the mother’s perspective where it seemed to drag and info-dump too many names and unnecessary conversations.
*THIS IS DEFINITELY A MATURE BOOK. trigger warnings: rape, murder, torture, blood, abuse, violence
horrifyingly beautiful. artistic, inspiring, historically-woven, multiple perspectives, interesting writing styles, and empowering. i knocked off a star for some parts of the mother’s perspective where it seemed to drag and info-dump too many names and unnecessary conversations.
*THIS IS DEFINITELY A MATURE BOOK. trigger warnings: rape, murder, torture, blood, abuse, violence
This book does a great job on bringing Artimesia and her story to light. It definitely piqued my interest in learning more about her. The pacing is different and interesting and used to good effect. My stumbling block was the inner monologue which just did not ring true to me.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I think the approach of this book is a great way to tell the story of Artemisia Gentileschi. The structure of the story of how we are in her mind and can see how thoughts
one idea to another. Hers is a dark story, but it must be told, and I appreciate the approach of the author. If any woman should need inspiration, they should read this book.
one idea to another. Hers is a dark story, but it must be told, and I appreciate the approach of the author. If any woman should need inspiration, they should read this book.
As powerful and inspiring and rage-inducing as its language was beautiful. I wished it had been longer, if only because I was so curious about how Artemisia came to advance her painting career and create some of her more famous works in the aftermath of her rape, but that's my only real complaint with the story. Everything else--from the characterization, to the intermingling of the Bible stories with Artemisia's story, to her passion for her art--was perfection.