Linda read and liked Tifnie's review of Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo:

"This was a fascinating book. I felt, while reading this book, I also got an art history lesson. I remember Frida Kahlo's art as being dark, vulgar, and somewhat childish, but I didn't really know the history behind the paintings and that of Frida's...more This was a fascinating book. I felt, while reading this book, I also got an art history lesson. I remember Frida Kahlo's art as being dark, vulgar, and somewhat childish, but I didn't really know the history behind the paintings and that of Frida's life story.

From a young age, Frida Kahlo was outgoing, outspoken, and a prankster. She lived life to the fullest and often got into trouble. Unfortunately, a horrific accident at age 18 changed the course of her life. Her paintings are mostly self portraits exhibiting extraordinary pain and suffering. Her paintings became her autobiography. She transfered raw emotions onto canvas and drew life, her life, as it was happening and how, as she changed and evolved, so did her paintings.

Married to Diego Rivera for almost 25 years, Frida Kahlo became a woman in her own right. She balked at fashion, instead choosing to wear traditional Mexican dresses with lots of jewelry. She had no patience for people who were uneducated, played silly games, or lied. She spoke the truth and from the heart as was evident in her paintings.

Reading this book allowed me access into Frida Kahlo's life as not only a painter but as a remarkably strong Mexican woman in the 1930's. More importantly, it taught me about what Frida Kahlo stood for in life. That throughout all her pain and suffering over the years she still felt that life is about love and without love, there is no life. (less) "