Renee Masterson Young’s Reviews > The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland > Status Update
Renee Masterson Young
is on page 189 of 390
Is this interesting and hidden history? Yes. There is so much potential here. Is Rose Valland’s story being knocked out of the park? Not at all. The author is trying to do way too much here. This could have been 150 pages and Rose could have been the central hero.
I’m gonna finish it, but it’s not the book the cover hooks you with.
— May 05, 2026 10:52AM
I’m gonna finish it, but it’s not the book the cover hooks you with.
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Renee Masterson Young
is on page 70 of 390
So far, very ~ to Edsel’s Rescuing Da Vinci; hoping it shifts to more of Valland’s part in WW2’s undercover art operation. The author has clearly researched in-depth, a little bogged down; history narrative is challenging to follow bc of the bounciness of her chapters
“In an uncertain political climate, art was a reminder of the beauty in the world and humanity’s capacity for creation” (21).
— Apr 30, 2026 06:27PM
“In an uncertain political climate, art was a reminder of the beauty in the world and humanity’s capacity for creation” (21).
