Art & Lies | 
pickSome books you read and know exactly what you think of them. Others you read, puzzle, struggle over, and consider bailing on and off for four months, with final ratings of 0-5 all seeming equally plausible. That was Art and Lies for me. I went with a cautious '4 stars' because it has undeniably beautiful sentences and stretches of ecstatic musings. But it's tough going - like Virginia Woolf, not sure I even know what's going on at times, tough 👇
Billypar Plot? No not really. Three characters with artist names take the train and do lots of thinking, reflecting on their pasts. Handel is a doctor and ex-priest. Picasso is a painter with family problems. Sappho may actually be Sappho reincarnated, but I'm not 100% sure. And if you enjoy poetry about light, you've come to the right place. 1y
Billypar (TW for sexual abuse and rape) 1y
Cinfhen Wonderful review 😁 1y
Centique Yes! I know what you mean - these complicated books with which you end up having both positive and negative experiences. Im like that with To The Lighthouse. Such a good review 🙌 1y
Billypar @Centique Thanks Paula! Yeah, I really enjoyed To the Lighthouse and The Waves overall, but did I enjoy them every time I sat down to read them? Definitely not 🙃 But when they're good, they're very, very good. 1y
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