tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post6575237454406689107..comments2024-03-28T20:58:09.810-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: The Art Thief by Noah CharneyLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-88083188734782652442008-01-13T08:00:00.000-08:002008-01-13T08:00:00.000-08:00Too many metaphors that stop me in mid sentence1 ...Too many metaphors that stop me in mid sentence1 A whole speech inserted in a chapter! Where was the editor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16763477554655227242007-10-20T16:29:00.000-07:002007-10-20T16:29:00.000-07:00Carrie - It is a fun book. I hope you will enjoy ...Carrie - It is a fun book. I hope you will enjoy it if you read it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-26783701854592622342007-10-20T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-20T15:09:00.000-07:00This one sounds like a fun time. I'll put it on my...This one sounds like a fun time. I'll put it on my TBR list.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20711619702422246632007-10-20T09:55:00.000-07:002007-10-20T09:55:00.000-07:00Gautami - I hope you enjoy it if you do get a chan...Gautami - I hope you enjoy it if you do get a chance to read it!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-8078610563597352972007-10-19T22:12:00.000-07:002007-10-19T22:12:00.000-07:00As I am pretty much interested in arts, I love boo...As I am pretty much interested in arts, I love booksrefering to that. It sounds fine tome. I should go for it.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-19329516456850623582007-10-18T20:28:00.000-07:002007-10-18T20:28:00.000-07:00Nancy - I hope you enjoy it. :-)Nancy - I hope you enjoy it. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-28660006470530914462007-10-18T07:34:00.000-07:002007-10-18T07:34:00.000-07:00Sounds like you and Malady (at Life by Candlelight...Sounds like you and Malady (at Life by Candlelight) felt about the same about this book. I think I might read it next, if only for the art history. Thanks! Excellent review, as always!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-19307278404504143152007-10-17T20:41:00.000-07:002007-10-17T20:41:00.000-07:00Kookie - I think Charney did a decent job of makin...Kookie - I think Charney did a decent job of making the art seem real in this book. Maybe it was the historical bits about the pieces of art that made that more possible for me. I do like history. :-)<BR/><BR/>Historia - I completely understand. :-) Waiting for the library copy makes perfect sense.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-35779073091449589802007-10-17T11:48:00.000-07:002007-10-17T11:48:00.000-07:00I love Art History as well, and I did see this boo...I love Art History as well, and I did see this book on the shelf when I was browsing at the bookshop this morning. I seriously thought about buying it, but I already had my one allowed new book in my arms. <BR/><BR/>So one of them had to miss out. The Art Thief missed out. I will wait for it to show up at the library, or on sale, but I do want to read it.Francesca Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16240118158098699822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-2855016750859216062007-10-17T11:12:00.000-07:002007-10-17T11:12:00.000-07:00I usually hate books with lots of art references (...I usually hate books with lots of art references (art, being a visual medium loses something when put on the page), but you make this sound pretty interesting. BookSense recommends it too, so I'll have to give it a look. Thanks.kookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00994570192941993135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-45126495862015559062007-10-17T06:14:00.000-07:002007-10-17T06:14:00.000-07:00Ladytink - It can be a problem. I was able to kee...Ladytink - It can be a problem. I was able to keep the characters straight in this one, but any more and I might not have been. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-66657275107101780072007-10-17T02:29:00.000-07:002007-10-17T02:29:00.000-07:00I just hate it when a good book is bogged down wit...I just hate it when a good book is bogged down with too many people!Ladytink_534https://www.blogger.com/profile/14317480621483829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16118472863000010232007-10-16T22:12:00.000-07:002007-10-16T22:12:00.000-07:00Thanks, Melody. I did enjoy it. Although I'm not...Thanks, Melody. I did enjoy it. Although I'm not very much into art, I find the history of it fascinating.<BR/><BR/>Jaimie - It was fun, and I hope you will pick it up and give it a try. :-)<BR/><BR/>Karen - It's worth trying. I hope you enjoy it if you do decide to read it.<BR/><BR/>BookGal - Thanks. LOL I know how you feel. My TBR collection is taking over my house.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-59766427910792566212007-10-16T19:28:00.000-07:002007-10-16T19:28:00.000-07:00Great review. Sounds like a fun read. My TBR lis...Great review. Sounds like a fun read. My TBR list just grows and grows.BookGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05137723640145816276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-52067467330919635202007-10-16T13:40:00.000-07:002007-10-16T13:40:00.000-07:00I have been so intrigued by this book, and now wit...I have been so intrigued by this book, and now with your review, I am going to have to pick it up!Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-65198154870675549122007-10-16T08:43:00.000-07:002007-10-16T08:43:00.000-07:00It sounds like a fun read. I love art and art hist...It sounds like a fun read. I love art and art history so I think I could get into it. Great review!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984305420691237277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-48626852603637960702007-10-15T23:05:00.000-07:002007-10-15T23:05:00.000-07:00Great review, Wendy! This sounds very intriguing! ...Great review, Wendy! This sounds very intriguing! And I love it when the stories have something to do with art, LOL. (Because I used to be an arts student in high school.)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967837585961009598noreply@blogger.com