Member Reviews

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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 5 stars

  “This was a vivid and beautifully written tale that immerses you in the life of 17th century Delft. The well imagined story of the Girl With a Pearl Earring painted by Vermeer had me captivated from the very first page. The sense of tension grew page by, incident by incident. I came to feel so much sympathy for the main character Griet, the young maid. Although the ending was not what I would have wished, it was perfectly suited to the storyline, with a satisfactory conclusion. I found myself looking up Vermeer paintings, to compare them to those described in the book. It was fun to read the author's depictions of the stories behind the paintings. A very enjoyable read.”

  Ladyslott wrote this review Wednesday, January 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “This historical novel by Tracy Chevalier vividly portrays the life and times of Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. And what interesting times these were, during the height of the Protestant reformation in the Netherlands, and the ensuing "Golden Age" of art. This painting has often been called the Dutch "Mona Lisa." The story that Chevalier weaves around this masterpiece is as captivating as it is educational. Now, if only I could afford a trip to the Mauritshuis, Den Haag!”

  tapbirds wrote this review Monday, October 22 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
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  1 of 1 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 4 stars

  “The author has a knack of transporting her readers through time. She did it here. She did it in Falling Angels. A great story. How could she have come up with all that from one (alright it's fantastic) painting? I can't wait to get my hands on The Lady and the Unicorn.”

  MarieCecile wrote this review Monday, August 6 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 1 stars

  “Didnt see the point or if there was one, missed it altogether!
  
  Read only if there is nothing else.”

  Pragati M wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Enjoyed this book. The characters were interesting and the story original.”

  Baetrice wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “It felt at times like this was the writers project for an MFA, oh wait, it was. That aside, the book is pretty good despite it's lack of polish.”

  Kaisha J wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “It was decent, but made me want to smack some of the characters.”

  Jenni wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Loved it!”

  Julie J wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Read this for a book club. It was ok. I don't think i would have read it otherwise. I really didn't like the movie.”

  Jodi d wrote this review Sunday, August 31 2008. ( reply | permalink )