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A review by whatellisreadnext
Fake Like Me by Barbara Bourland
5.0
'They are objects that exist unto themselves, moving and beautiful, worthy of the space they take up in the world, political because they do not crouch in a corner, because their labour is obvious. Their weight is obvious. Their heft cannot be ignored or dismissed. They are the only part of me that is big'
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The story follows an unnamed protagonist, who creates massive abstract paintings, as she tries to make it in a heavily male dominated industry. She is due to show seven giant pieces at her own show in Paris, but when her flat burns down taking the paintings with it she is forced to frantically remake them. Desperate for a place to do her work, this is when she crosses paths with Pine City.
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I have never read anything like this book before, and I loved every second of it. First of all, the art references were fantastic and how Bourland portrayed the difficulty of being a woman in the art industry was so raw, she really didnt hold back. I loved how the protagonist explained her practise and how hard she worked on each painting she did. The story was so gripping that I really struggled to put it down during this buddy read, hence why I've finished it over a week early
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The story follows an unnamed protagonist, who creates massive abstract paintings, as she tries to make it in a heavily male dominated industry. She is due to show seven giant pieces at her own show in Paris, but when her flat burns down taking the paintings with it she is forced to frantically remake them. Desperate for a place to do her work, this is when she crosses paths with Pine City.
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I have never read anything like this book before, and I loved every second of it. First of all, the art references were fantastic and how Bourland portrayed the difficulty of being a woman in the art industry was so raw, she really didnt hold back. I loved how the protagonist explained her practise and how hard she worked on each painting she did. The story was so gripping that I really struggled to put it down during this buddy read, hence why I've finished it over a week early