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swaye's review
2.0
100% Guilty Pleasure
This was essentially a badly written fanfic about Tamara De Lempicka and her muse, La Belle Rafaela. It probably deserves a 1 star rating but its getting an extra star purely because it was the perfect cure for the PMS blues and I am a sucker for anything to do with De Lempicka.
This was essentially a badly written fanfic about Tamara De Lempicka and her muse, La Belle Rafaela. It probably deserves a 1 star rating but its getting an extra star purely because it was the perfect cure for the PMS blues and I am a sucker for anything to do with De Lempicka.
natalegend's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ralibbey13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
moonpix's review
3.0
Wants to be Sarah Waters but doesn't have the nearly the same eye for detail. A better comp would be Rupert Thomson’s Never Anyone but You, but honestly it pales in comparison to even that. The prose is entirely unmemorable and conceptually it's almost vapid but hey it's about queer women painters in 1920s Paris so I shouldn't really complain lol. At least I had fun
cr4nkyp4nts's review against another edition
4.0
Very much enjoyed this book. My full review is located at C-Spot Reviews: http://reviews.c-spot.net/archives/1640
gannent's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.25
Really, really enjoyed this book. One of those that I didn’t want to put down. The author did a great job slowly revealing details about the characters in a way that felt really natural.
stephrueda's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
bitchesonmycock69's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
gabrielleint's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this one but I’m admittedly a little confused on the ending. But overall it’s a great read—1920s Paris, art, and lesbians galore.
drinkthefloor's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3.25. star taken away for the last section of the book which harboured an abrupt change of narrative which added nothing to the story and made me extremely irritated.
enjoyed the majority of this - historical fiction rooted in the parisian jazz age and the art deco from the time, plus lesbians, what more could you want? i liked the use of real historical actors as characters - i think literature, especially historical fiction, is so great for building our historical imagination and reminding ourselves that historical actors were not merely characters, but also fully fleshed out human beings too.
interesting examination of the relationship between the artist, art, and her muse. really made me think.
read if you like 1920s paris, art deco, and lesbians.
enjoyed the majority of this - historical fiction rooted in the parisian jazz age and the art deco from the time, plus lesbians, what more could you want? i liked the use of real historical actors as characters - i think literature, especially historical fiction, is so great for building our historical imagination and reminding ourselves that historical actors were not merely characters, but also fully fleshed out human beings too.
interesting examination of the relationship between the artist, art, and her muse. really made me think.
read if you like 1920s paris, art deco, and lesbians.