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A review by toc
Becoming Leonardo: An Exploded View of the Life of Leonardo Da Vinci by Mike Lankford
5.0
This book is full of opinion and speculation and posits things we can never know about Leonard Da Vinci. There are some obligatory facts, don't get me wrong, but if you're looking for known facts about this great engineer and artist then you are looking in the wrong place!
And Mr. Lankford makes that quite clear in his brief introductory comments.
And that's what makes this such a wonderful read. I literally could not put it down! I mean, it fell out of my hands when I fell asleep but that wasn't by choice. I usually read two or three books concurrently but everything fell by the wayside when I started reading this delightful gem.
I really feel that Mr. Lankford is presenting the soul of Leonardo in this book. That he has reached into the very heart of the man and presents him in a way never before seen. Oh, there are facts. And he refers you to facts. But the tone and scope of the narrative would be interrupted by too many of them. This is almost stream of consciousness poetry about Leonardo. It reads so easily and so swiftly.
If you have any interest in Leonardo Da Vinci, if you've only heard the name, then treat yourself to a reading of this incredible text.
And Mr. Lankford makes that quite clear in his brief introductory comments.
And that's what makes this such a wonderful read. I literally could not put it down! I mean, it fell out of my hands when I fell asleep but that wasn't by choice. I usually read two or three books concurrently but everything fell by the wayside when I started reading this delightful gem.
I really feel that Mr. Lankford is presenting the soul of Leonardo in this book. That he has reached into the very heart of the man and presents him in a way never before seen. Oh, there are facts. And he refers you to facts. But the tone and scope of the narrative would be interrupted by too many of them. This is almost stream of consciousness poetry about Leonardo. It reads so easily and so swiftly.
If you have any interest in Leonardo Da Vinci, if you've only heard the name, then treat yourself to a reading of this incredible text.