Made me think of Tom Robbins "Jitterbug Perfume" crossed with the film of "Moulin Rouge". Started off pale by comparison to these two, but I grew to like it in it's own right.
Historical fiction meets humor meets fantasy meets Did I just read what I thought I read? This is my first Christopher Moore book, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised how unpretentious it was. And, of course, the Paris setting was the reason it caught my attention.
So Vincent Van Gogh shoots himself in the chest, then walks two miles to a doctor to seek medical attention. Moore takes it from there with the color "BLUE".Lucien a Baker turned painter meets the bizarre man who calls himself "The Colorman" He sells paint but really wants you to buy his Sacre Bleu...
Christopher Moore comes up with some of the most fascinating plot and entertaining bunnies I've ever read. Sacre Bleu aims for and perfectly strikes at all my weaknesses : Montmartre and its undeniably colorful denizens, mystical mumbo jumbo, and extra hilarious dialogue on the side. And love. I am ...
Part metaphysical mystery story, part homage to Montmartre, part irreverent romp through the art salons and galleries of the nineteenth century.Why did Vincent Van Gogh shoot himself in the chest, then walk over a mile for help? This true event is the inspiration for Christopher Moore's imaginative...
Very interesting. Wanted to like it more than I did. I'm a null on the art history scale, so I suspect I didn't have the background to throughly appreciated it. Still though I do recommend it.
I liked Sacre Bleu, but I really can't figure out what I felt about it. I thought it was a beautifully written book, and I thought that Christopher Moore's imagination was just as insanely vivid as ever. I thought that some of the characters (Toulouse-Lautrec) really popped and brought life to the...
I fell in love with this book from the start. Moore's "Prelude in Blue" caught my heart and all but guaranteed I'd be a fan. So far, I was right.ETA: This book was fabulous. I don't need to give you the whole synopsis, just know this was beautifully written and masterfully crafted.I may be swayed b...
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