The Passion of Artemisia: A Novel
by Susan Vreeland
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Author: Susan VreelandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-12-31
ISBN: 0142001821
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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- ISBN13: 9780142001820
- Condition: New
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Book Review: A disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
I picked up this book because I had so enjoyed Alexandra LaPierre's novel on the same subject. The book had also received some excellent reviews. However, I was really disappointed. First, the language is trite and Artemisia speaks in cliches. I felt like the narrator was speaking to me on a ninth grade level, which I didn't like. I'm amazed that I finished the novel. I think more importantly, though, the character of Artemisia really irritated me. Here is this woman who really triumphed over adversity to be a female painter in a time when women didn't do anything besides birth children. However, she plays the helpless victim throughout the novel, and, rather than foster an environment in which her daugher can make her own decisions, she forces the daughter to paint.
The novel is also riddled with historical inaccuracies. After doing some research on Artemisia, these inaccuracies really irked me.
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