The Art Forger in Around the World

Mar 13, 2013 Liddy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-book

I was looking for something quick and engaging. Bonus that its about art, bonus that it takes place in Boston. This totally fit the bill.

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Mar 14, 2013 Michelle rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Lots of hills and valleys in this one - some parts were good, others not so much. I enjoyed reading about the artist's process and the research into forgery. I also knew nothing about the Gardner heist so that was fun to read about. I do enjoy when author's take a real event and play with it. A bit hard to believe a painter so young could be good enough to create a Degas forgery, however. So, if you read, just go with it. :) ...more

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Oct 29, 2013 Kathleen Valentine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I loved this book but I have to qualify it a little by saying I was an art major in college and a lot of the long descriptions of technique, of the artists' styles and work, and of history here in Boston was stuff I just ca't get enough of. That being said, I thought some of the characters were rather stereotypical and there were a few plot twists that I found to be quite a stretch.

Still, if you love art, if you love the Gardner Museum, and you love Boston, you'll enjoy this as much as I did. ...more

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Dec 26, 2012 Suzanne rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, book-club-2014, art

Claire Roth is a budding artist with a checkered past. While trying establish herself in the art world, she makes copies of famous paintings for an internet retailer. Then one day, a gallery owner makes her a tremendous offer. Not only will she receive income from doing another copy project, but she is given the opportunity for her own gallery showing. Except there’s one problem, the painting she will copy is an actual Degas, and it’s stolen property. Or is it?

What follows is a page turning, nai ...more

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Jan 24, 2014 Kandarpa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is one of the best audiobooks I've read/listened to. The narrator was fantastic. The book itself was great, but I have to give a nod to Xe Sands. ...more

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