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itsautumntime9's review
5.0
I was afraid this book was going to be dry, but I was enthralled from page 1. The history, the emotions, the descriptions of light. I loved everything about this.
sitnstew's review
3.0
I so badly wanted to love this book but, in the end, it was far too dry for my liking. This was filled with details from the end of Monet's life and career but it read like a textbook and never really captured my interest. I think this book would be a perfect fit for anyone interested in the intersection between the art world and the French experience during the war but all I really cared to learn about was Monet and his art so the rest fell flat.
alundeberg's review
4.0
It's not often I come across a book about Monet in his later years. This book is an in depth look at an artistic movement and what happens when most of the world has moved on-- how Monet deals with war, old age, and loss. The most touching study is the friendship between Monet and Clemenceau. Enjoyable read.
julie_bonjour's review
3.0
It was well written and was generally full of interesting information, but it was a little too long.
zoe_werdy's review
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I read this just before visiting monets house and garden in giverny. It really brought the house to life, this image of a bad tempered old man tortured by trying to capture the subtle beauty of his water lilies. It also transported me to France as it lived through the first world War, a time of great change and upheaval and what it was to live through. Definitely made me want to visit l'orangerie.
cook_memorial_public_library's review
3.0
Recommended by Haley. Check our catalog: https://encore.cooklib.org/iii/encore/search/C__Smad%20enchantment%20king__Orightresult__U?lang=eng&suite=gold
maxwelldemay's review
5.0
2 / 4 : If you have time, read
[Growing old and blind, painter Claude Monet takes on the most ambitious set of works of his life]
As WWI rages, Monet lives in isolated comfort, far away from the days when he could hardly sell a single painting. From his food, to his family, to his painting, his stubbornness in these late days is his defining trait, and from his almost single-mindedness came his famous water lilies.
Not a particularly sympathetic character to root for, his friend Georges Clemenceau steals the show.
NON-FICTION
[Growing old and blind, painter Claude Monet takes on the most ambitious set of works of his life]
As WWI rages, Monet lives in isolated comfort, far away from the days when he could hardly sell a single painting. From his food, to his family, to his painting, his stubbornness in these late days is his defining trait, and from his almost single-mindedness came his famous water lilies.
Not a particularly sympathetic character to root for, his friend Georges Clemenceau steals the show.
NON-FICTION
rosyfinch's review
4.0
King provides a thoughtful and informative combination of emotion, conversational ease (through quoted letters and newspaper articles), and grounding in the social and political context of the time. It is history with heart, and captures the volatility and affection that filled Monet's life.