I liked this book but it is fiction, not a true biography, that delved deeply into her love life with Stieglitz, which made me wonder if the author foI liked this book but it is fiction, not a true biography, that delved deeply into her love life with Stieglitz, which made me wonder if the author found all this in her research material or was she just making it up? I did like the descriptions of her work & her frustration at being recognized as only a woman artist & how most of the critics judged her work only as being an expression of her female attributes. Obviously some of that was true, but she was far ahead of her time in her artistic style, male or female.
A lot of fairly graphic sexual content, could have done with less of that & more about her art. Now I need to read a factual biography to get a more realistic description of her life!...more
This is an interesting fantasy about a cursed castle where it's owner dies suddenly & the housekeeper, a kobold named Nessy, must figure out a way to This is an interesting fantasy about a cursed castle where it's owner dies suddenly & the housekeeper, a kobold named Nessy, must figure out a way to remove all the curses to save the castle, although she has never used magic. If you like Terry Pratchett's Discworld titles, you'll like this humorous fantasy spoof....more
A departure from Discworld, but wonderful historical/ humorous fiction from an author who is one of my very favorites. Good for older children, teens A departure from Discworld, but wonderful historical/ humorous fiction from an author who is one of my very favorites. Good for older children, teens & adults, all Pratchett fans! ...more
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