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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
Page 112. Fascinating info that I keep Boeing husband with (he’s too polite to tell me to shut). Enjoying the book so far
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Even the paper upon which the writing and graphics are printed is excellent. Knowing nothing about Leonardo, I’ve come away enthralled with his intensity, focus, and curiosity - though perhaps his inability to accept less than perfection reduced what could’ve been.
I’m going to read more of Isaacson’s books - I’m now a fan!
I’m going to read more of Isaacson’s books - I’m now a fan!
I really enjoyed this beautiful biography of Leonardo Da Vinci. Issacson does an excellent job of diving into the mind of da Vinci, exploring process and creativity. He also discussed areas where there are multiple theories about the facts of da Vinci's life and then stated his own suppositions.
Highly Recommended.
Highly Recommended.
This was quite long and at time she very technical, but clearly a lot of work went into compiling this information. What a work, and what a man. I knew he was pretty extraordinary, but was not aware of the true extent of his genius.
I love the list at the end of what we can learn from this man. Inspiring.
I love the list at the end of what we can learn from this man. Inspiring.
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Great book - amazing how many different things he studied. I primarily think of him as an artist but he was so much more than that. And all his passions seemed to reflect back on and inform his other passions. Mostly I just am in awe of his unending curiosity about almost everything. Some parts of the book were relentlessly over my head, so 4 stars, but that is probably mostly my shortcomings.
I was hoping that the biography would rely much more heavily on primary sources, considering that the subject left behind copious pages in journals and notebooks. Really, I just wanted to hear more directly from Leo rather than read through the subjective interpretations of his works that a lot of the book covers. I also wanted to know more details about events such as how Leo managed to seemingly walk out of the patronage of one of the most brutal rulers at the time, Cesare Borgia (who inspired Machiavelli's The Prince) or why his relationship with his step-brothers was so estranged. Nonetheless, it was still an interesting walkthrough of Leonardo's life. For a man who once wrote, "While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die," he evidently learned how to do both, very well.