Art Crime discussion

Discuss our new group read. You'll have a month to complete it before we move on to the next book but feel free to read the book and discuss at anytime.

I think this book would make a decent introduction to the Monuments Men and what they did, on the hand it is very dry being very fact based not a lot of 'story telling' involved. I came to this book after reading about specific artworks (Mona Lisa, Ghent Altarpiece, etc...) that had history during WWII. I knew about the Monuments Men contribution to the recovery of art such as the well known Altaussee salt mine, so I enjoyed the greater detail of events I found in this book.

-The movie is now suppose to come out February 7, 2014. It is directed by George Clooney, who also co-wrote and produced. I have watched the trailer and it does not seem to follow actual events much, but previews lie, so here's hoping.

Hello. I'm a book and movie reviewer (Irish crime, art and mystery)....a senior citizen who does reviews for fun.

I recently reviewed George Clooney's THE MONUMENTS MEN. Title of my review is HOLLYWOOD NEEDS MORE MOVIES ABOUT HEROES. Here's a link (be sure and read my comment after my review received several negative votes.)

http://www.amazon.com/review/R6J2R6TA...

Enjoy and comments welcome.
Jane