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The Marriage Artist: A Novel (2010)

by Andrew Winer(Favorite Author)

3.65 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0805091785 (ISBN13: 9780805091786)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Henry Holt and Co.

review 1: The Marriage Artist when all is said and done is a good book. The story is interesting and catches at your heart. However to me it did not flow smoothly. There are many characters and time frames that can get confusing and jumbled together at times. This book would have got 5 stars if the author would have been able to make it more clear between the characters and time frames and possibly even left some of it out altogether. Another thing that just didn't fit well with the book in my opinion was the authors tendency to over describe things. Some instances it was necessary and welcomed but most I got so lost in his descriptions that I forgot what I was even reading in the first place. Some things are just better left simple. All in all I am glad I finished the book. The st... moreory was beautiful.
review 2: A random pick off the staff pick shelf. I did not realize that the title "The Marriage Artist" referred to a Jewish artist who painted ketubahs (marriage contracts) for Jewish newlyweds in Vienna, Austria before WWII. I thought it had to do with the modern day artist who was found murdered at the beginning of the novel. It took me two weeks to get through the first half of the book. It was so deep, heavy, and metaphorical that I kept putting it down after several pages every night because I got too exhausted trying to figure what the plot was. I am not one to quit on a book I pick out so I pushed on and perservered until halfway through. Well, I finished the rest of the book in two days as soon as I started to understand the connections between the modern day characters and the Jewish artist from Vienna and his friends. Quite a few twists and surprises in the latter half of the story to keep me in suspense until the last page. I must say that this book is not for comfort reading, but I found it to be educational and I was glad to have read it. One of those unforgettable books. less

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