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caleb72 · 12-24-2015, 05:49 AM

I finished this yesterday.
I ended up buying it because actually loaning the book looked like it was going to be a bit of a hassle.

The first third of the book I really struggled to get into. The writing was nice, but everything else was a bit tedious. However, as the novel progressed, I grew into it.

I ended up enjoying the link between the Poussin painting and the main character. It was as if that painting was a prophecy of sorts. It might be interesting to note, that I don't think Poussin ever painted something called "The Death of Seneca". A painting of the same name was painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1773.

Here's a link to the painting I found for any that are interested:
http://www.wikiart.org/en/jacques-lo...of-seneca-1773

12-24-2015, 05:49 AM	#11
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I finished this yesterday. I ended up buying it because actually loaning the book looked like it was going to be a bit of a hassle. The first third of the book I really struggled to get into. The writing was nice, but everything else was a bit tedious. However, as the novel progressed, I grew into it. I ended up enjoying the link between the Poussin painting and the main character. It was as if that painting was a prophecy of sorts. It might be interesting to note, that I don't think Poussin ever painted something called "The Death of Seneca". A painting of the same name was painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1773. Here's a link to the painting I found for any that are interested: http://www.wikiart.org/en/jacques-lo...of-seneca-1773