Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
REVIEW ALSO ON: http://bibliomantics.com/2012/05/18/a......Some books cannot be read on an eReader (at least not a black and white eReader), but require full physical immersion, this being one of them. With a focus on art and the color blue, the aesthetic choice was to make all the books text blue. Chapter titles, numbers, heading, page numbers, and even the prose are all in shades of blue. Think taking House of Leaves to the next level. The cover is also done in shades of blue to represent the
Y'know, I could give a damn about painting. Van Gogh, Manet, Monet. I'm dimly aware of them, I know they're somehow culturally important, but I'm just not interested. It's not my cup of tea. Similarly, I *really* don't give a damn about the lives of said painters in Paris in the 1800s. Just don't care. It says a lot about Christopher Moore that he can write a book centering around these things, and with a slight splash of the fantastic make a story that holds my interest, engages my curiosity,
There are those who love Christopher Moore for his bizarre, irreverent and slicing wit. There are those who love him for his ability to create portals into absurd realities, and his ability to make those absurd realities seem almost plausible. For the first group - this book is not for you. For the second set - you're gonna love it.There are slices of Moore's strange humor throughout, but this book leans more heavily towards a fusion of fantasy, historical fiction and satire. The tale begins
Boy, oh boy...it seems everybody likes to look at paintings of naked women. Years ago, I worked at the Skill Development Center at the US Army War College. This was a fantastic facility for active and retired servicemen and women. There was a wood shop, picture framing services, an auto shop where you could work on your own car, or have the pros do it for you, a darkroom for amateur photographers, and a huge art studio that featured everything from weaving looms to pottery wheels. There was even
Ever wonder why all those 19th century European painters were so batshit crazy? According to Christopher Moore it wasnt just the absinthe, lead poisoning and/or syphilis.Lucien Lessard is a talented painter who also makes a mean loaf of bread in his familys bakery. One of Luciens best friends is another artist named Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who doesnt let his short stature stop him from drinking constantly while trying to sleep with every whore in Paris. Lucien and Henri are saddened by the
I used to know a lot about art.Since my oh-so-understanding parents never saw the value in letting me take art lessons as a kid (but, gosh, did I ever learn a lot from five years of having softball forced on me, letmetellyousomething), my education was chock-full of all the art electives I could get my hands on. I even added a fine-arts minor to my collegiate studies, which really meant that I stuffed my five-pound schedule with ten pounds of art-history classes. As much as I love art and
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Original Title: | Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art |
ISBN: | 0061779741 (ISBN13: 9780061779749) |
Edition Language: | English |
Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Humor (2012) |
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In his latest novel, Moore takes on the Great French Masters. A magnificent “Comedy d’Art”, Sacre Bleu is part mystery, part history (sort of), part love story, and wholly hilarious as it follows a young baker-painter who joins the dapper Henri Toulouse-Lautrec on a quest to unravel the mystery behind the supposed suicide of Vincent van Gogh.Identify Out Of Books Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
Title | : | Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art |
Author | : | Christopher Moore |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 403 pages |
Published | : | April 3rd 2012 by HarperCollins |
Categories | : | Fiction. Humor. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Art. Comedy |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 29635 Users | 3570 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art
Theoretically I should have fallen in love with this book. I love art. I love books. I really love 19th century French painters, I kill that category on Jeopardy. I also love Christopher Moore. So yes, this book should have got me straight through the heart. Okay, the book was well researched. Yes Toulouse-Lautrec really was a womanizing, alcoholic dwarf, yes there really is a lot of mystery concerning Van Gogh's apparent suicide, and yes Gauguin did really have a thing for young Tahitian girls.REVIEW ALSO ON: http://bibliomantics.com/2012/05/18/a......Some books cannot be read on an eReader (at least not a black and white eReader), but require full physical immersion, this being one of them. With a focus on art and the color blue, the aesthetic choice was to make all the books text blue. Chapter titles, numbers, heading, page numbers, and even the prose are all in shades of blue. Think taking House of Leaves to the next level. The cover is also done in shades of blue to represent the
Y'know, I could give a damn about painting. Van Gogh, Manet, Monet. I'm dimly aware of them, I know they're somehow culturally important, but I'm just not interested. It's not my cup of tea. Similarly, I *really* don't give a damn about the lives of said painters in Paris in the 1800s. Just don't care. It says a lot about Christopher Moore that he can write a book centering around these things, and with a slight splash of the fantastic make a story that holds my interest, engages my curiosity,
There are those who love Christopher Moore for his bizarre, irreverent and slicing wit. There are those who love him for his ability to create portals into absurd realities, and his ability to make those absurd realities seem almost plausible. For the first group - this book is not for you. For the second set - you're gonna love it.There are slices of Moore's strange humor throughout, but this book leans more heavily towards a fusion of fantasy, historical fiction and satire. The tale begins
Boy, oh boy...it seems everybody likes to look at paintings of naked women. Years ago, I worked at the Skill Development Center at the US Army War College. This was a fantastic facility for active and retired servicemen and women. There was a wood shop, picture framing services, an auto shop where you could work on your own car, or have the pros do it for you, a darkroom for amateur photographers, and a huge art studio that featured everything from weaving looms to pottery wheels. There was even
Ever wonder why all those 19th century European painters were so batshit crazy? According to Christopher Moore it wasnt just the absinthe, lead poisoning and/or syphilis.Lucien Lessard is a talented painter who also makes a mean loaf of bread in his familys bakery. One of Luciens best friends is another artist named Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec who doesnt let his short stature stop him from drinking constantly while trying to sleep with every whore in Paris. Lucien and Henri are saddened by the
I used to know a lot about art.Since my oh-so-understanding parents never saw the value in letting me take art lessons as a kid (but, gosh, did I ever learn a lot from five years of having softball forced on me, letmetellyousomething), my education was chock-full of all the art electives I could get my hands on. I even added a fine-arts minor to my collegiate studies, which really meant that I stuffed my five-pound schedule with ten pounds of art-history classes. As much as I love art and
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