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A review by jch2022
The Love-Artist by Jane Alison
4.0
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I found this tale of Roman poet Ovid, and his lover and muse Xenia, to be quite entertaining almost completely through the book.
I thought it interesting that Alison portrayed Ovid's fascination with Xenia to be the undoing of them. At times I found myself wanting to slap the man silly. His acts of cruelty towards the unsophisticated Xenia all perpetuated in the name of his art made me wonder what his definition of love encompassed.
I can't go into great detail without spoilering the book but its a decent reading experience and I would recommend it for those who like reading historical fiction.
I thought it interesting that Alison portrayed Ovid's fascination with Xenia to be the undoing of them. At times I found myself wanting to slap the man silly. His acts of cruelty towards the unsophisticated Xenia all perpetuated in the name of his art made me wonder what his definition of love encompassed.
I can't go into great detail without spoilering the book but its a decent reading experience and I would recommend it for those who like reading historical fiction.