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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
My grandma passed in 2022 and I inherited this book from her library. It's clear from Georgia O'Keeffe was a fiercely individual, fearless and interesting woman, and in some ways, my grandma was very similar. The writing is good, but lacks the flow to be really gripping, and the book itself would have been served well by including reproductions of the artworks it extensively discussed - I can't be too mad, because it was probably for licencing reasons - but the book was overall a slow and challenging read, even though the subject matter was very interesting.
An interesting biography, but the narrator of the audio version mispronounced the names of people, places and things.
medium-paced
I hesitated on this given how old it was and given that O'Keeffe was still alive when it was written--though she did not participate. I have to say, though, this was comprehensive without drowning in detail, written with inter st on the subject but still acknowledged flaws, and was a pretty compelling read.
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
So much detail.
The audiobook was read in a dry an unemotional tone.
The audiobook was read in a dry an unemotional tone.
Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings are beautiful, simple and self-assured. I grew up with them, and with the idea of O’Keeffe as the same, ultra-confident, austere, perfect persona. I wanted to know more about the person, in her messiness and full history. And this book delivered. Although, sometimes the author’s analysis of feminism was dated and she probably believed a bit too much in some of Georgia’s simplistic declarations, I enjoyed reading about her teaching days and the descriptions of Texas in the teens, Georgia’s relationship with Stieglitz and her relationship with New Mexico. It was intricate and expansive and I really enjoyed it.
The book is good. The problem is the narrator. I listened to the audio version of this book while on a New Mexico road trip. I repeatedly screamed at the air when the narrator mispronounced names, words and places or simply misread the text. For example she read that GOK painted in her car “30 by 40 foot canvases” WTF!!!??? You mean inches? And she repeatedly mispronounced Diego Rivera’s name and Frida Kahlo too. And numerous other words - like “tors” instead of “torso”. It drove me CRAZY. Either the narrator needed a better editor or she should never have been hired to read a text. Too bad bc she has a nice voice and a fancy accent. She ruined this book and I would not recommend it - try another version.
Probably more like a 3, 3.5 as a biography. There were many assumptions or what seemed to be commentary by the author, but I love reading about O’Keeffe, and it made it a quick and entertaining read.
Reread this old favorite in advance of visiting O'Keeffe country in New Mexico.
I loved this book, despite its length of 438 pages. I am a member of the Chicago Art Institute, and whenever I see her paintings after reading it, I have a renewed appreciation for them.