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A review by larkais
Creation by Katherine Govier
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
I really liked the premise of the book when I picked up this book. The eccentric painter who tries to paint all the birds in North America that he can get his hands on to preserve their beauty as they were in nature. What I don't get is why this book moved so slow for being adventurous and why I had to read so many pages about adultery. Audubon is married but still yearns huh? Well what about Lucy, Victor and Johnny who all staked their lives for Audubon to keep working on his unprofitable venture. I bet all of them yearn for a stable family and the ability to pursue lives of their own that isn't attached to Audubon.
Honestly poor Maria for getting caught up in it all, Audubon infantilized her and just desired to have someone under his thumb because Lucy was clearly fed up with it all. I wished Maria broke out of the cage and become an artist in her own right.
I happened to like the snap shops of when the elegant writing style would shine like of the scenery or with some of their introspective dialogue with other characters.
Okay, now watch Songbird by Lemoncholy about the recording of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_dq_e4KGs
Honestly poor Maria for getting caught up in it all, Audubon infantilized her and just desired to have someone under his thumb because Lucy was clearly fed up with it all. I wished Maria broke out of the cage and become an artist in her own right.
I happened to like the snap shops of when the elegant writing style would shine like of the scenery or with some of their introspective dialogue with other characters.
Okay, now watch Songbird by Lemoncholy about the recording of the last Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4_dq_e4KGs