A review by mysticalmegan
Van Gogh: The Life by Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith

4.0

Wow. This book was amazingly detailed. Sometimes too much so. I didn’t really feel the need to get such a day-by-day account of Vincent’s life and found myself skimming through a lot of it. Judging by this account, Van Gogh wasn’t really a very likable guy. He was weird, grouchy, and mentally unhinged. I came away thinking maybe the authors did him a disservice… or maybe he was that weird. The authors theorize that his death was not a suicide, which conflicts with most accounts. Overall, I found the book informative and interesting, but also tedious and a bit over-reaching.