Girl With A Pearl Earring

[bookyeti]

Girl With A Pearl Earring
-by Tracy Chevalier
233 pages (2001)

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Comments

[diamond_bob]

What an interesting idea, books that you have read whilst being in their natural settings. On my recent trip to Berlin I took with me Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver. I didn't realize until I was in Berlin and started reading the book that the story is set in Berlin, and Garden of Beasts is a reference to a park in Berlin known as the Tiergarten (animal garden). It was kind of surreal walking down streets in Berlin as I was actually reading about them.

Thanks for your book recommendation

[bookyeti]

Hey no problem... I enjoy your musings on the books you've read as well. *thumbs up!*

You're right, there's something amazing (and surreal as you aptly put it) about being in the place where the setting of the book you are reading is. Pretty neat experience, and brings it alive all the more.

[diamond_bob]

Hey Bev, Annelise read Girl with Pearl and liked it a lot.

Diamond Bob, When we were going to our International Convention in Budapest I picked up a novel set in Budapest with the hope of getting a view of the city. I often find that fiction novels have a lot of info and because it is written in an enjoyable story style, I learn more. Sadly this was not the case with this book. I just couldn't get into it. There aren't a lot of books set in Budapest ya know.

JCB

[bookyeti]

Hey great hearing from ya JCB! Glad Eese liked the book...knew she would. It was a really good one.

Just curious...What book did you choose for Budapest, J?

[___swerve]

Great review! I thought this book was beautifully written too; it's the sort that stays with you.

[bookyeti]

So true! :)

Love the review

[minxz]

I really enjoyed this book to. I found it poingant somehow. Now I have an incredible urge to see some of Vermeers paintings in real life I want to see the layers of colour Griet describes.

Re: Love the review

[bookyeti]

It was poignant indeed, Minz. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

Vermeer's work is amazing in real life. Breathtaking how realistic he painted - he really was ahead of his time in technique...the sense of depth in his works of art were/and still are unmatchable.

[dabeksta]

Between you and diamond bob I'm going to have a lot of reading I want to do...

[bookyeti]

:)

[talldan]

I went to your site (I hadn't been there in a long time) The signy-book thingy is not working.

Had some academic queries for you tho:
discussion forums (aside from the difficulty coding): Needed/wanted?
sign in book for professional/semi professional site?
I forgot the third one.

[bookyeti]

Yes, I deleted the guestbook due to an overflow of spam (horrid stuff - hate it). So today I have deleted any vestige of links to it. Thanks for the heads up. There were other broken links I've taken care of as well. If you find any others please let me know. :)

- discussion forums (aside from the difficulty coding): Needed/wanted?

Due to a lot of spam and a lot of bad experience from "stalkers" in the past, I've kept feedback to my blog in the form of comments. I think that's all I probably keep from now on, because a small 'shoutbox' on my journal.

- sign in book for professional/semi professional site?

Nah. :) (See above)

[talldan]

quirky. I doubt I'll ever be stalked :) I dunno. I'm on a board for colour people, and other illustrators (far more professional lol) I think for now, I'll bypass the problem and stick on that, or the Push_Me and stuff.