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| ISBN: | 0446573647 (ISBN13: 9780446573641) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
Steve Martin
Hardcover | Pages: 304 pages Rating: 3.69 | 60755 Users | 3062 Reviews
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| Title | : | An Object of Beauty |
| Author | : | Steve Martin |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 304 pages |
| Published | : | November 23rd 2010 by Grand Central Publishing |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Art. Contemporary. Novels. Audiobook. New York. Adult Fiction |
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Lacey Yeager is young, captivating, and ambitious enough to take the NYC art world by storm. Groomed at Sotheby's and hungry to keep climbing the social and career ladders put before her, Lacey charms men and women, old and young, rich and even richer with her magnetic charisma and liveliness. Her ascension to the highest tiers of the city parallel the soaring heights--and, at times, the dark lows--of the art world and the country from the late 1990s through today.Rating Epithetical Books An Object of Beauty
Ratings: 3.69 From 60755 Users | 3062 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books An Object of Beauty
This is a tale which renders a fascinating portrait of the inside world of art dealers in New York City in the 90s as shown through the trajectory of young Lacey as she starts as a poorly paid intern at Sothebys auction house and works her way up to running her own gallery. I found the read fun in the same way as The Devil Wears Prada was for the fashion industry. I liked the collision and collusion of art as a creative wonder and art as a business. Along the way we get images and some of theIt was fun to read about the contemporary art market in NYC in the last art bubble, and Martin is great in his dead-on descriptions of people, organizations, deal-making, gallery openings, and the contemporary art world in general. But this didn't outweigh the fact that I couldn't stand the 'voice' of the narrator. It is never really clear why he knows all the things he knows, and it was annoying that Martin chose to use the narrator to key readers into the fact that Martin knows this world,
It's not that this book was bad. It's just that its content didn't interest me. It was an interesting insight into the art world and the lives of people who have excessive amounts of money to spend. Also, I couldn't stop imagining Steve Martin as the author, which reminded me of watching a movie and then being unable not to imagine Leonardo DiCaprio as the main character while reading the book.Favorite line: "Her knack for causing heartbreak was innate, but her vitality often made people forgive
Throughout this book I felt guilty, as I did not enjoy this book on any level, but I love Steve Martin on many levels. It was like going to a friend's gig which is not too hot, and you can't shut off the critique centre of your mind. Thankfully, I did not have to have a pint with Steve Martin after, with him asking "So... what did you think?".It's about the upward arc of a woman making her way in the world of art dealership. She is as vapid, unlikeable, phony and gimlet-eyed as the art world she
About three-quarters of the way through this, I decided this book reminded me of something. The question of what it was started to bother me more than actual questions arising from the novel. At first, I thought it must be its resemblance to other novels written by smart men about fascinating, terrifying women they cannot either understand or, despite numerous injuries, quite break free of. The women where one can never completely decide if they are a heroine given their time and milieu, if they
This novel is gorgeous, both in prose and in presentation.An Object of Beauty is the story of Lacey Yeager, a young woman who is determined to succeed in the New York art world. Lacey can be cunning and manipulative, working her way up from the basement of Sotheby's to owning her own gallery, and at times it felt wrong to be rooting for her, because she could be so cold. Her story is told by Daniel, a friend and art writer, who is quietly jealous of Lacey's numerous boyfriends.Steve Martin is a
If you love art and the intrigue of the art world, this one's a must read. I didn't know Steve Martin wrote stories like this, and I couldn't put it down.
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