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I had a little trouble getting into the insular New York art world, and the characters were not my favorite people. Interesting folks, but hard to relate. I give this book a higher ranking for its ending (where so many other books fall down). It is almost as if it were written from the ending backward. And of course, it is not about the great man, but about the women in his life (his wife, his mistress, her adoring best friend, his illegitimate daughters, his artist-sister). As other reviewers have noted, these are mostly older women with great sex lives and convoluted relationships. At the end, the great man seems totally unmasked.
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Honestly, the "art world" always blows my mind - I just don't get it. Nevertheless, this novel was as much about the inner and sexual lives of older women, and as such, was a treat. I hope that's me in 40 years!
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Older women are sexual creatures? Who knew?? Seriously, this highly enjoyable read is doubly satisfying knowing that it won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award. Another woman author breaks through the literary glass ceiling. Hurray!
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ISBN:
9780307277343
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
05/13/2008
Publisher:
GOLDEN BOOKS
Pages:
305
Height:
8.00
Width:
5.25
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.75
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General/trade
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Copyright Year:
2008
UPC Code:
2800307277345
Author:
Kate Christensen
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Literature-A to Z
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Psychological fiction
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Adultery
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New york (n.y.)
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Painters
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