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I read/listened to this because I wanted to see the movie and I dislike watching movies that were books before reading the book. Now I am kicking myself- but how was I to know. So- if you are thinking of doing the same thing go ahead and see the movie.
This was good. However, the writing had some issues and I think I would have benefited from watching the film first in order to have had a framework to hang this on. I had a hard time keeping some of the people straight (even ones who's names I heard over and over) it was easier to keep the artwork straight than the characters (not a good sign) I'm sure the issues were exacerbated by my listening to this but I'm glad I listened to it because I may not have finished "reading" it. Even though it followed a timeline it just felt really repetitive.
Fortunately this is a topic that I am interested in... but if you're one of those people who thinks, "What's the big deal about saving these monuments, one piece of art is pretty much like another, and ultimately it's not worth peoples lives to save it... etc., etc." you should probably give this a pass. Actually- if you kinda like art but you feel like that on any level you might want to skip this because I'm leaving this book caring a little bit less. I'm a bit fickle- some works of art are worth it and some aren't and you can't play this game that way. It's kind of an all or nothing sort of deal. I mean- you don't show up in some village and say, "Actually, I don't love this tapestry. So long!" I'm rambling... goodbye.
This was good. However, the writing had some issues and I think I would have benefited from watching the film first in order to have had a framework to hang this on. I had a hard time keeping some of the people straight (even ones who's names I heard over and over) it was easier to keep the artwork straight than the characters (not a good sign) I'm sure the issues were exacerbated by my listening to this but I'm glad I listened to it because I may not have finished "reading" it. Even though it followed a timeline it just felt really repetitive.
Fortunately this is a topic that I am interested in... but if you're one of those people who thinks, "What's the big deal about saving these monuments, one piece of art is pretty much like another, and ultimately it's not worth peoples lives to save it... etc., etc." you should probably give this a pass. Actually- if you kinda like art but you feel like that on any level you might want to skip this because I'm leaving this book caring a little bit less. I'm a bit fickle- some works of art are worth it and some aren't and you can't play this game that way. It's kind of an all or nothing sort of deal. I mean- you don't show up in some village and say, "Actually, I don't love this tapestry. So long!" I'm rambling... goodbye.