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Shayuna
is on page 147 of 600
i gave up on it. i will never read it. at least not in the accepted sense of reading. i can open it and smell it, maybe be motivated by the drawings and texts in the original da vinci's notebooks. but it's a boring read. so different from the book on jobs.
— Oct 14, 2022 01:27PM
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Shayuna
is on page 147 of 600
i think i understand now my certain discontent with this title. it lacks drama, and as surprising as it seems it's not the fault of poor isaacson. he is committed to the facts, and so relies solely on evidence, no fiction attached. it worked well with 'jobs', in which the ample interviews supplied the moisture,intrigue and drama. this title doesn't contain it, and hence feels sometimes like a task to be done with
— Jan 15, 2021 08:57AM
Shayuna
is on page 103 of 600
only on page 103, and already ready to give up on this book. what does it say on me? what does it say on the book ? i'm missing dialogue, real characters, narrative. michalangelo by irving stone for example brought the person to life, not only its work. in short, i opened the book looking for leonardo, and didn't find it all the way to pg 103. maybe things will change later on maybe i'll have the stamina to endure..
— Dec 07, 2019 05:39AM