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A review by lucyhargrave
Art Criticism by Blue GhostGhost
4.0
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From the first sentence of this book I was hooked. James's feelings of loneliness, uncertainy and general what the hell am I suppose to do now are something I can completely relate too; and I'd like to think I'm not the only one out there who does? Having just finished a degree in History of Art he's working away as a gallery assistant, not actually a dream graduate job something he is only too well aware off. I suppose it was his vulnerability that spoke to me. For me it made his character extremely real, and like most of us his vulnerability, and perhaps feelings of inadvacy extended into the more personal aspects of his life.
He's awkward and unsure of himself around men he's attracted too, family members, friends etc. Now before you go getting the wrong idea James doesn't moan about his situation but instead expresses himself through the beautiful medium of sarcasm, maybe even borderline rudeness as James himself worries at one point in Art Criticism. As the blurb would imply the person who irritates James the most is Turkish. A demanding photographer who in front of James intiately comes across as vapid, vain and over-rated. Certainly on the part of James this wasn't love at first sight...
From the first sentence of this book I was hooked. James's feelings of loneliness, uncertainy and general what the hell am I suppose to do now are something I can completely relate too; and I'd like to think I'm not the only one out there who does? Having just finished a degree in History of Art he's working away as a gallery assistant, not actually a dream graduate job something he is only too well aware off. I suppose it was his vulnerability that spoke to me. For me it made his character extremely real, and like most of us his vulnerability, and perhaps feelings of inadvacy extended into the more personal aspects of his life.
He's awkward and unsure of himself around men he's attracted too, family members, friends etc. Now before you go getting the wrong idea James doesn't moan about his situation but instead expresses himself through the beautiful medium of sarcasm, maybe even borderline rudeness as James himself worries at one point in Art Criticism. As the blurb would imply the person who irritates James the most is Turkish. A demanding photographer who in front of James intiately comes across as vapid, vain and over-rated. Certainly on the part of James this wasn't love at first sight...