Reviews - The Diary Of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait

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The Diary Of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self Portrait

Frida's diary entries reminded me very much of the works of Walt Whitman, Garcia Marquez, and Yoko Ono, all wrapped in one. The problem is that it was a bit too personal for me to fully enjoy. The book itself was quick to get through due to the fact that most of it was copied illustrations from her diary. I did enjoy Carlo's Fuentes introduction. He made many references to other artists, and writers. The book as a whole could have been better.

timbo001's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

baobrain's review against another edition

3.5

informative inspiring sad

magnetgrrl's review against another edition

5.0

This is a beautiful and well-made book that affords an intimate glimpse into the life of a fascinating artist.

anitadisguised's review against another edition

4.0

4 for the diary itself but i'm not sure about the layout of the book with the translations and little pictures at the end.

nbcknwlf's review against another edition

4.0

This is a facsimile of Frida Kahlo's diary, so of course it is awesome. 4 instead of 5 stars for bad layout decisions. I can kind of understand why, for example, all of the translation is at the end of the book, so as not to interrupt the flow of the diary itself, but it could have been done more elegantly so that it's not so hard to find the translation of the page you're looking at. A better option might have been to have all the commentary and translation in a separate volume, and/or make some kind of online component to go with the diary now that we live in the future. Color coded page edges? Really, anything would be better than how it's laid out now. But, when you get down to it, complaining about having to flip pages back and forth is what I think some might call a "first world problem." It doesn't ruin the experience, just makes it clunky.