What I Loved
by Siri Hustvedt | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0340830727 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0340830727 Global Overview for this book
Registered by ApoloniaX of Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin Germany on 10/11/2011
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
4 journalers for this copy...
"In her third novel, Hustvedt, a sophisticated and alluring writer drawn to the psyche's most convoluted passageways, co-opts New York's competitive and faddish art world for its symbol-laden milieu. Leo Hertzberg, a thoughtful art historian, narrates a measured and mesmerizing tale of passion and tragedy that spans 20 years and involves his wife, Erica, a literary scholar; his close friendship with highly provocative painter Bill Wechsler; and his hidden infatuation with Bill's sexy muse and second wife, Violet, an expert in psychotic disorders associated with women's body images, from nineteenth-century hysterics to contemporary anorexics. The two couples become thickly entwined, and their two sons, Leo and Erica's artistically inclined Matthew, and Mark, the strangely chimerical offspring of Bill and his morbid first wife, seem like brothers. Hustvedt has Leo dwell at length on the quartet's creative pursuits, which enables her to construct a disturbing lexicon of erotic obsessions and intimations of violence as her labyrinthine tale undulates its unnerving way toward abrupt deaths, prolonged grief, and teenage Mark's increasingly inexplicable behavior. By wedding the ordinary torments of family life with the heightened sensibilities of artists and a criminal grotesqueness, Hustvedt ponders the dark side of inheritance and creativity and the crushing burdens of love." from booklist
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Journal Entry 2 by ApoloniaX at Wishlist Tag Game, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, November 6, 2011
Arrived in today's post along with another book - many, many thanks for tagging me & for sending me 2 books.... I feel very spoilt.
Oppem, the Bookcrosser who previously journalled this book, passed away on June 23, 2012. I had the privilege of meeting her dear family and "catching" her large collection of registered books. I will be releasing this one soon.
Journal Entry 5 by elizardbreath at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Monday, July 2, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (7/2/2012 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing as an extra into kaila-ann's General Literature Bookbox to help fill it up before sending it home!
To the finder of this book:
This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
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I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
To the finder of this book:
This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, elizardbreath, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!
I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing! :)
This book made it to me in my bookbox and caught my eye. I'll be finding it a spot on the shelves soon.
Journal Entry 7 by kaila-ann at Little River/Myrtle Beach area in -- Wild Released somewhere in state --, South Carolina USA on Sunday, January 20, 2019
Released 5 yrs ago (1/20/2019 UTC) at Little River/Myrtle Beach area in -- Wild Released somewhere in state --, South Carolina USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Not sure when/where this book ended up but it must be traveling - I no longer have it.
To the finder of this book:
This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, Kaila-Ann, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!
I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing!
To the finder of this book:
This book is gift, no strings attached, from me to you. You may keep it forever, pass it along to a friend, or release it into the wild to be found by someone else.
If you are new to BookCrossing, welcome! Enjoy the site, the book, and the BookCrossing community. I hope you'll join us...it's free! If you do, please consider using me, Kaila-Ann, as your referring member. You can even remain anonymous if you wish!
I hope you'll make a brief journal entry so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.
Thanks, and Happy BookCrossing!