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I added this to my TBR so long ago, I'd forgotten it was going to tie into art history! Woo! Sidenote: I planned to read this for the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2016 (historical fiction set before 1900), but since I'll likely read another one in that category as well, I'm having it count for the Pop Sugar 2016 Challenge (book set on an island).
Super strong ladies, a vivid description of life on St. Thomas in the 1800s, some nostalgic images of Paris full of revolting workers -- so much lov ...more
Super strong ladies, a vivid description of life on St. Thomas in the 1800s, some nostalgic images of Paris full of revolting workers -- so much lov ...more

I started out really loving this book for the first 175 pages or so. But toward the end it seemed a little uneven. Camille Pissaro isn't even born until more than halfway through the book, and his story is not all that interesting. Also, later in the book, time starts moving very quickly. You're reading along and then the next page is five years later. I much more enjoyed the pace of the first half of the book.
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I wasn't a big fan of this book. The writing was good, but the story felt predictable and went on for too long. I also really disliked the main character. I was excited to learn about the historical aspects of the Jewish experience on St. Thomas, but there really wasn't enough there to keep me interested. I was skimming the book by the end just so I could be done.
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