A review by barnysanchez
Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Leonardo is the most fantastic polymath I have ever read about. I finished this book inspired by his passionate curiosity and unparalleled imagination. I have finished very few books in my life wowed like this. 

His capacity to intertwine science and art as one shines even on some of the masterpieces he is most known for, such as the Mona Lisa. I didn’t truly understand it until now. 

There was so much more to his life; I don’t think I knew a fraction of what I learned in this incredible book. The author is excellent in his delivery and flow. 

If you read this work, I suggest you get the physical book or read in color and a large tablet to appreciate better the nearly 150 illustrations of Leonardo’s paintings and his notebooks.