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A review by dee9401
The Flanders Panel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
5.0
I liked the Club Dumas a great deal and was very much looking forward to reading The Flanders Panel. I must confess I like books more than painting or chess, but I came away so very much pleased with this book. A great story with strong characters and simply beautiful language. As one other commenter here noted, the translator (Margaret Jull Costa) did not stand in the way of the words. She did an excellent job and I savored every page of Pérez-Reverte's book.
Like the Club Dumas, I felt happy, and perhaps a little smug, by knowing some of the inside references the author made. Be it dealing with chess, the paintings, or references to old stories and myths, I was ever thankful for my classical education and my continued delight in those topics.
My biggest problem with this book was when I would finish it, i.e. in 2013 or 2014. It would have been great to end the year on such a wonderful book. But, I will take it as a good omen to start the year by completing this delightful novel.
Like the Club Dumas, I felt happy, and perhaps a little smug, by knowing some of the inside references the author made. Be it dealing with chess, the paintings, or references to old stories and myths, I was ever thankful for my classical education and my continued delight in those topics.
My biggest problem with this book was when I would finish it, i.e. in 2013 or 2014. It would have been great to end the year on such a wonderful book. But, I will take it as a good omen to start the year by completing this delightful novel.