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mibramowitz 's review for:
The Improbability of Love
by Hannah Rothschild
I really wanted to give this book 5 stars.
The main story in this book, the one of Annie finding a long-lost painting, is a cute, 4-star story - unlikely, with somewhat flat characters, but cute, well-done, and interesting enough to keep me going.
My big criticism with this book was with the ending. There was a somewhat contrived reveal that made a big subplot run into the ground a little. But for the ending, this book would have been 5 stars,
The 5-star bit for me was the plot of the story's main secondary character: Rebecca. It talks about her trying to run her family's gallery, but what really got me was its portrayal of being Jewish. Her father lived through Auschwitz, she feels othered slightly because of her faith; it's a very interesting view and it's not one we see often, that of a character's Jewishness playing that sort of role. Of course, Rebecca's character was probably autobiographical, but it still makes for a unique character.
All together, this book read like Rothschild's love letter to the art world, as well as her complaints about it. She seems to know what she is writing (having had plenty of experience in that world) and it comes off well.
Would reccomend.
The main story in this book, the one of Annie finding a long-lost painting, is a cute, 4-star story - unlikely, with somewhat flat characters, but cute, well-done, and interesting enough to keep me going.
My big criticism with this book was with the ending. There was a somewhat contrived reveal that made a big subplot run into the ground a little. But for the ending, this book would have been 5 stars,
The 5-star bit for me was the plot of the story's main secondary character: Rebecca. It talks about her trying to run her family's gallery, but what really got me was its portrayal of being Jewish. Her father lived through Auschwitz, she feels othered slightly because of her faith; it's a very interesting view and it's not one we see often, that of a character's Jewishness playing that sort of role. Of course, Rebecca's character was probably autobiographical, but it still makes for a unique character.
All together, this book read like Rothschild's love letter to the art world, as well as her complaints about it. She seems to know what she is writing (having had plenty of experience in that world) and it comes off well.
Would reccomend.