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3.23 AVERAGE
3.23 AVERAGE
Chapters are repetitive and there isn’t much tangible advice on how to apply Frida Kahlo’s example into the everyday, which I thought was the intent of the book.
I really enjoyed learning more about Frida. I appreciated the lighthearted perspective. The author made sure the reader knew that Frida was her inspiration and that her interpretations was very much of her own point of view.
However I struggled with the repetition and I could not connect with the authors suggested takeaways.
However I struggled with the repetition and I could not connect with the authors suggested takeaways.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
The book idea was a good and creative one. The reading was easy. However, each chapter was written with no acknowledgement of previous chapters. It was as though the author never thought that they would be placed together in a book. Facts and references are repeated over and over again (Gringolandia, prep school pranks, specific affairs, bland food, eyebrow pencil, the words “Tehuana-inspired”, etc.) to a mind-boggling degree. I came out on the other side knowing more but questioning why it needed to take that long to reach the end.
Viva la Vida!
Viva la Vida!
Reads like a high school research paper but with personal opinions thrown in. It could have used more detailed research and less repetition. I did enjoy learning about this interesting woman.
lighthearted
slow-paced
medium-paced
"They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams or nightmares. I painted my own reality."
Frida Kahlo was a perfect inspirational topic for me to read about as I dive back into painting (finally), but honestly this book was lacking for me. It's a fun premise, and was organized in an interesting way, but the information was very repetitive. I also really wished there were photos of her work included - I found myself looking up each painting mentioned so that I could study it while reading the story behind the art.
This book was a good way to get a quick snapshot of Frida's short and tragic but colorful and impactful life, but my biggest takeaway has been other resources for me to check out (biographies, movies, artwork, music). I didn't love the "advice" sections of the book, but did love the pull quotes throughout. It's a quick, easy read if you're looking to learn more about Frida and what she accomplished.
Viva la vida!
Frida Kahlo was a perfect inspirational topic for me to read about as I dive back into painting (finally), but honestly this book was lacking for me. It's a fun premise, and was organized in an interesting way, but the information was very repetitive. I also really wished there were photos of her work included - I found myself looking up each painting mentioned so that I could study it while reading the story behind the art.
This book was a good way to get a quick snapshot of Frida's short and tragic but colorful and impactful life, but my biggest takeaway has been other resources for me to check out (biographies, movies, artwork, music). I didn't love the "advice" sections of the book, but did love the pull quotes throughout. It's a quick, easy read if you're looking to learn more about Frida and what she accomplished.
Viva la vida!
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
informative
medium-paced
What a confusing time to read books! Only those which completely capture me will do, and this one did just that.
It seems like Frida simply is, just as Blue Dog simply is (don’t mistake this for a comparison of Frida to Blue Dog, no, no, no. But the images, one of self-portrait and the other of a blue dog, are proliferate in our culture due to the painter’s singular concentration on their subjects). Other than watching the Frida movie and knowing the icon, I didn’t know much about Frida. This book has seriously broadened my horizon’s but in such a fun, palatable way. Normally when I read non-fiction I take it in small bursts but WHAT WOULD FRIDA DO captured me and kept me coming back for more, even in a time of such turmoil here in the US.
The book is divided into 10 sections dedicated to subjects, such as creativity, style, and sex. Throughout the sections Frida quotes are amplified surrounded with a backdrop of the artists’s own flowers. There are also timelines and then a wrap up called “What would Frida do . . . .”
The book is creatively inspiring as well as full of strong woman tips. Perhaps this is why I kept coming back to it over and over. Easy to digest, engaging, and strengthening, WHAT WOULD FRIDA DO has earned a keeper spot in my bookshelf.
It seems like Frida simply is, just as Blue Dog simply is (don’t mistake this for a comparison of Frida to Blue Dog, no, no, no. But the images, one of self-portrait and the other of a blue dog, are proliferate in our culture due to the painter’s singular concentration on their subjects). Other than watching the Frida movie and knowing the icon, I didn’t know much about Frida. This book has seriously broadened my horizon’s but in such a fun, palatable way. Normally when I read non-fiction I take it in small bursts but WHAT WOULD FRIDA DO captured me and kept me coming back for more, even in a time of such turmoil here in the US.
The book is divided into 10 sections dedicated to subjects, such as creativity, style, and sex. Throughout the sections Frida quotes are amplified surrounded with a backdrop of the artists’s own flowers. There are also timelines and then a wrap up called “What would Frida do . . . .”
The book is creatively inspiring as well as full of strong woman tips. Perhaps this is why I kept coming back to it over and over. Easy to digest, engaging, and strengthening, WHAT WOULD FRIDA DO has earned a keeper spot in my bookshelf.