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AnneCecilie I enjoyed this. All the beautiful artwork 54m
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jenniferw88
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#12booksof2024 #april @Andrew65

Another women's prize for non-fiction book.

Andrew65 Sounds an interesting read. 6d
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Midnight Blue | Simone van der Vlugt
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Pickpick

Fabulous story!!!

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Lindy
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I really enjoyed this book about 17th-century Dutch art! The audiobook is read by the author, a British art critic & historian. I listened while following along in the print edition, which has many full-colour illustrations of the paintings described. Laura Cumming‘s father was also a painter & so there‘s a lovely memoir aspect also, and thoughtful remarks on what art contributes to our lives.

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Lindy
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-Paintings can take you anywhere, but they are also a land in themselves, a society, a place to be.

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Lindy
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My latest on BookTube includes Art & Architecture in Victoria BC + 4 Recent Reads + a Corn Roast
https://youtu.be/opO5RXbFwsc

#CanadianAuthor #WomenInTranslation #Art #Audiobooks

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jlhammar
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Really enjoyed this. Had me planning my next art museum visit. #WomensPrizeNF

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Becker
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3.5🌟 This was good but I think it could have been better. It was lacking structure and purpose. However I still got quite a bit out of it. It had me googling Dutch art for hours and I learned a lot from it. I don‘t think you would enjoy this book if you weren‘t interested in art at some level. 🎨

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ChaoticMissAdventures
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Good but not great. I can both see why this made the women's prize long list and why it didn't make the short list. Similar to Wifedom I thought there was too much of the author in this book. The time she is choosing to talk about is fascinating and it didn't need personal story embellishments. I feel like authors do this when they cannot find enough source material. The book itself is gorgeous, and I did learn a lot so it is still a pick!

ChaoticMissAdventures I am glad the WP had this listed, I never would have found it on my own and it is a great primer since I plan this year to read 8mo
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"I cannot get enough Dutch art. You can turn to this other world - and it is a picture world as no other, a whole society visualized through time and place, seasons and generations, moment by moment - and live inside it in your thoughts."

The painting that starts the book.

Becker I‘m also reading this right now and really enjoying the art discussions. 8mo
AnneCecilie I loved this too, and particularly how Dutch art focuses on the everyday 8mo
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