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

2.0

Reading history books, even biographies, can be hard. This one was. It was so long and difficult to listen to because it was so thorough. It wasn't trying to a craft a narrative but just include all the information. Which often made it seem random and disorganized--like a person's life. That's no doubt useful, but not terribly enjoyable to read casually. I found myself really disliking Van Gogh for being selfish, manipulative, and contradictory, but many of his colleagues and family were just as bad if not worse, so sometimes I did feel bad for him.