A review by nbcknwlf
Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finlay

4.0

This book is really awesome if you're looking for an engagingly-written travelogue that is not completely fucking inane like Eat, Pray, Love. It's a fantastic overview of the history of color and definitely got me wanting to read more on the subject. The main problem with the book is that the writing is good while the scholarship is so-so. That may be an editorial decision, I don't know. I just know that there were a lot of things I wanted to learn more about, and had difficulty doing so by looking at her sources. This is really only a problem if you're a giant nerd. Overall, great book.