Thursday, March 15, 2012

An object of Beauty, by Steve Martin




Luke warm on this work... I just didn't care for Lacey and "her charms." She lacked depth and seemed a bit to much a stock character for my liking. I would like to see the novel complete with the paintings that Martin refers to throughout the work.

I understand Amy Adams is to play the lead for the movie version. Maybe she can breathe some life into Lacey...

Publisher's summary: 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 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 to today.





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