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Liked It2 of 3 members found this review helpful “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...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great read.”
Linda R wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“saw the movie, was ok but it was shot in Delft and I have lived there so it was neat to see”
Auntie Bobby wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Preferred the film; though written thoughts and details give the film an extra dimension”
britjools wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Book vs. movie: Tie”
Stephanie B wrote this review 12 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“short but a good read”
Susan D wrote this review Thursday, November 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Girl With A Pearl Earring is a very famous painting in Dutch.
Wei ( Vivian ) L wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It was drawn by Vermeer, a great painter who loves to use rich blue to paint ( I personally love blue too! ), and a father of many children.
The story is mainly about the maid ( Griet ) and Vermeer. In the book, the mistress of the house ( which is Vermeer's wife ) was a very jealously women, but actually, it was Vermeer's wife who made his art emerge in front of all of us today!
Why is Girl With A Pearl Earring so famous out of all Vermeer's paintings?
I was curious about it too, so I went to google it that night I had the thought.
It says it was because Vermeer, NEVER painted a person with out a BACKGROUND ( his other paintings often has a colorful background, but in this painting, there is only darkness behind the girl, which made the girl so remarkable and so attractive ), and take a close look at her earrings. It is so well drawn that you feel like it shone in front of you, delight as a drop of limpid morning dew, don't you think it does worth our attention?
The painting some time reminds people of Monalisa ( By Davinci ), but it wasn't so mysterious though.”
“Being an ex-artist, I enjoyed the author's historical view of painters in Amsterdam. The character of the young maid is both impelling and relatable, even though she's trapped in a world of men hundreds of years ago.”
Stacey Goitia w/a Anastasia Foxe wrote this review Wednesday, November 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It's so good!!!!!!!! One of the best books I've read so far”
Amberoo wrote this review Friday, October 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Andrea wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book is not worth raving about. I feel like the reader is left wondering many things like where is Frans, why does she marry Pieter, why does she feel involved with Vermeer etc. It's an interesting setting however, which I enjoyed since I haven't read any books that take place in the Netherlands, much less Delft. This book is overall one of sadness, from the very beginning when we meet Griet's father and she is sent away, to her unhappiness at the Vermeer household, with Tanneke, Catharina and Cornelia. She claims that she enjoyed assisting Vermeer but I don't really know why. On top of that, there is no real happy ending, just possibly less sad. But I suppose that is realistic.
Anyway, I'm sure many many people loved this book, I just wasn't one of them. I just didn't identify with Griet or any of the other characters which made this book hard to understand.”
