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A review by tlsouthard
Yaratıcılar by Paul Johnson
3.0
3 1/2 stars. I don't know how I even came to read this book. What made me check it out of the library? I'm glad I did though. This book is probably read dipping into it a chapter at a time - rather than all at one go. Each essay stands on its own. Some of them are better than others.
This is NOT some straight-up history/biography of various "creators". This whole book is *Paul Johnson's* take on those creators. It's like discussing these people with someone who has spent some time *thinking* about these people. And then tells you what he thinks - not just the facts. That made it more enjoyable to me. I want the quotes or the stories or the gossip, even, about these people, not just Wikipedia facts.
Honestly, though, the book suffers from one thing - a lack of PICTURES. Especially in those chapters regarding the more visual arts. I spent a good bit of time looking up art by Durer, Hokusai, Tiffany, Balenciaga, etc. because while Johnson may know whereof he speaks *I* did not. A few pictures might have helped. But that's a minor quibble.
This is NOT some straight-up history/biography of various "creators". This whole book is *Paul Johnson's* take on those creators. It's like discussing these people with someone who has spent some time *thinking* about these people. And then tells you what he thinks - not just the facts. That made it more enjoyable to me. I want the quotes or the stories or the gossip, even, about these people, not just Wikipedia facts.
Honestly, though, the book suffers from one thing - a lack of PICTURES. Especially in those chapters regarding the more visual arts. I spent a good bit of time looking up art by Durer, Hokusai, Tiffany, Balenciaga, etc. because while Johnson may know whereof he speaks *I* did not. A few pictures might have helped. But that's a minor quibble.