Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Carla - GoodreadsIt is intriguing that these two unpleasant women fed and charmed so many artists in pre=war France. This well-researched book shows the darker side of both women who maintained strong ties with Nazies ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - GoodreadsBest Stein Toklas book I've read in a long time. Well researched with lots of amusing anecdotes.
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Kenny - GoodreadsI labored over the first half, and then breezed through the last half, even though it's a relatively short book, given the subject matter. I knew I wanted to read this book due to a confluence of ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Pascale - GoodreadsA must-read for anyone with an interest in Gertrude Stein, of course, but also a gem of a biographical essay. It doesn't try to cover every meal Alice cooked for Gertrude but concentrates on grey ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Anna - GoodreadsI was a bit 'meh' about the gossipy parts of this book - sometimes the colour of 1920s Paris can come off a bit "Henry and June" for me. The part that really shone was the analysis of The Making of ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Joanna - GoodreadsI think I am not a big enough Stein fan to have appreciated this book. Where I expected Holocaust literature. I instead found literature literature. Not a bad thing. but not my thing. Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Lisa - Goodreads"How had the pair of elderly Jewish lesbians survived the Nazis?" Janet Malcolm asks at the beginning of this book. Well, that's a very good question, which I felt remained unanswered. If you're ... Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - GoodreadsIt ended up being better than I expected, with more interesting details and information, yet it was a bit of a slog.
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Teri L. - GoodreadsFascinating description of modern literature and interesting people. Loved learning about live in Paris during the interwar period. Volledige recensie lezen
Review: Two Lives: Gertrude and Alice
Gebruikersrecensie - Jenny McPhee - GoodreadsIf things truly come in waves, we seem to be riding a Gertrude Stein tsunami. Recent Stein events and books include: -- "The Steins Collect: Matisse, Picasso, and the Parisian Avant-Garde" (The ... Volledige recensie lezen
