Edmund de Waal's book traces the history of an art collection from the nineteenth century through today. My reaction to the book is a combination of wanting the story to move faster and wanting to know more.Read my full review at: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2014/01/hare-with-amber-eyes.h...
I was intrigued by the title of this book which, ultimately, is what made me pick it up once I saw it on one of the tables of a bookstore. My general rule is that if a book interests me I will first read it at the library and then, if I really love it and know I'll definitely want to reread it in th...
The Hare with Amber Eyes is one of the most original books I have ever read.It was a compulsory read for an auto/biography course I'm taking and I can see how it will spark intriguing discussion when we get to talking about it (if people dare speak up this time, that is..) It is hard to define what ...
The only thing I can complain about this book is how it dragged me deep into WWII world. So far I've been captivated by Roger Moorhouse's [b:Berlin at War|8710687|Berlin at War|Roger Moorhouse|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328841491s/8710687.jpg|13583544] and watched the film "Das Boot". I'm almost ...
'Hello, this is Mr Editor calling from Big Publisher, may I talk with Mr De Waal?'Speaking.'Good morning Mr De Waal, I've good news for you regarding the publication of your...ehm Mr De Waal?'Yes? What's the matter?'I'm afraid I cannot hear you very well. Are you alright? The phoneline seems to be q...
Although this won't be my next read my mother gave it to me to put into 'protective custody' as a precaution against her 'lending' it to someone before I get a chance to read it.
I would have enjoyed this book more had I been less familiar with some of the topics tackled during its first half. Namely, the Paris and Vienna of the 1870-1914 period with Impressionism, Japonisme, Proust, circles of Jewish finance and art patrons, Dreyfus affair…and the parallel Building of the R...
I found this very hard to get into. It's a dry-as-dust history of the author's family, based around a surviving fragment of their at one time vast art collection. The academic style and lengthy descriptions of architectural features plus the use of words and expressions unknown to my dictionary made...
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