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The Museum of Modern Love
The Museum of Modern Love | Heather Rose
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'This is a weirdly beautiful book.' David Walsh founder and curator, MONA 'Life beats down and crushes the soul, and art reminds you that you have one.' Stella Adler 'Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity you must be fearless.' From The Museum of Modern Love She watched as the final hours of The Artist is Present passed by, sitter after sitter in a gaze with the woman across the table. Jane felt she had witnessed a thing of inexplicable beauty among humans who had been drawn to this art and had found the reflection of a great mystery. What are we? How should we live? If this was a dream, then he wanted to know when it would end. Maybe it would end if he went to see Lydia. But it was the one thing he was not allowed to do. Arky Swann is a film composer in New York separated from his wife, who has asked him to keep one devastating promise. One day he finds his way to The Atrium at MOMA and sees Marina Abramovic in The Artist is Present. The performance continues for seventy-five days and, as it unfolds, so does Arky. As he watches and meets other people drawn to the exhibit, he slowly starts to understand what might be missing in his life and what he must do. This dazzlingly original novel asks beguiling questions about the nature of art, life and love and finds a way to answer them.
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Recently I‘ve been thinking about whether art has to have a perspective to be art. This novel looks at a piece by real-life performance artist Marina Abramović that is all perspective. In 2010, she sat all day for 75 days in a gallery and stared directly into the eyes of anyone who sat across from her. This feat of physical and emotional endurance is just incredible. The story focused mainly on one fictional character very moved by this, but ⬇️

Megabooks I enjoyed the parts more where the author dove into Marina‘s thoughts and feelings. She did a great job in mirroring the tension building through the 75 days. A very thought-provoking #audiobook! 1y
BarbaraBB I‘ve been meaning to read this. Great review 🤍 1y
Cinfhen I loved this one / it was really memorable @BarbaraBB Great review, Meg! 1y
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Moony Marina is such an impressing woman. I read her autobiography. Such an intensive life. 1y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB I definitely think you‘d enjoy it! 👍🏻 1y
Megabooks @Cinfhen agreed! I‘m still actively thinking about it. 1y
Megabooks @Moony I‘ll have to add her autobiography to my TBR because she is a fascinating person. She was on Finding Your Roots, and that was really interesting. 1y
Megabooks Oh and thank you both 😘😘 @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB 1y
vivastory What @barbarabb said, I have been meaning to read this. It sounds fascinating. Thanks for the tag! 1y
Centique My daughter wrote a paper on Abramovic and her most controversial exhibition, Rhythm 0, for her art history class. It was mind blowing to read about it. I must get to this soon! 1y
Megabooks @vivastory I think you‘d love this! 1y
Megabooks @Centique that‘s fantastic! I doubt you could talk about her art in some classrooms around where I live. Her pieces are insane, thoughtful, and phenomenal. Her POV is so intense. 1y
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booklover3258
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My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/uO6j6km2S7s

Enjoy!

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Eggs
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"Art will wake you up. Art will break your heart. There will be glorious days. If you want eternity you must be fearless." --

#modernlove #loveprevails @Eggs

mavey Love this quote! 3y
Eggs @Mavey Moi aussi! 3y
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#QuotsyAug20 Day 3: #Romance - this quote is from Season 1, Episode 2 of Modern Love - technically not from a book, but I simply couldn‘t resist. It is absolutely beautiful.

TK-421 ❤️ 4y
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Christine
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It‘s my birthday! So I gifted myself the time to finally pick back up and finish this book, which I started many weeks ago. It‘s SO good. And bittersweetly perfect for right now, being that it‘s based in NYC and all about relationships and art and the meanings found in being together physically, even with strangers, and even when no words are spoken. 💔❤️ I loved and highly recommend it.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Happy Birthday! Hope it‘s an excellent read... 🎂 4y
quietlycuriouskate Happy birthday! 🎂📚 4y
Jas16 Happy Birthday! 🎉🎂🎁🎈🥳 4y
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Tanisha_A Happy birthday 🎂! 4y
Branwen Happy Happy Birthday! 🎉🎈🎁🎂 4y
Julsmarshall Happy Birthday! 🎁🎉🎊🎈🎂 4y
Books88 Happy birthday!!! 4y
InLibrisVeritas Happy Birthday!! 4y
SW-T Happy birthday! 4y
Kalalalatja Happy birthday! 4y
diovival Happy birthday! 4y
CaliforniaCay Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a lovely day 🥳 4y
CarolynM Happy birthday🎂🎈🎉 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Happy birthday! 4y
batsy Happy birthday! 🎂 4y
Christine @thegirlwiththelibrarybag Thank you! It was! 4y
Christine @CaliforniaCay Thank you! Minus so much rainy weather (our CA winter storm is finally over today, though - yay!), I really did. :) 4y
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#Ozfiction
This book is fiction and fact. I love it when I read a book and it teaches me things. I spent a lot of time googling the performance artist Marina Abramović and the show ‘The artist is present‘ where she sat for 75 days across from whomever wished to and silently stared into their eyes. Fascinating!
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coffees OMG she's my Fav performance artist!! I really liked her piece where she set out a bunch of stuff on a table and let ppl so whatever to her, tbh that's scary, esp since she had a gun art out, it was also very sad the things ppl did 4y
Jeg This is one of my favourite books from book club. Also loved the fact and fiction. Amazing artist. 4y
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Christine
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President‘s Day means a four-day weekend to the school districts around here, so this year Valentine‘s Day is a day off, too. We‘re enjoying the lack of schedule, and looking forward to the sweets and celebrations that will come later, but right now I‘m excited to finally be starting this book. (The 🌻 is a gift from one of my kids who grew it himself in the school garden. ❤️)

Tamra Sweet! 4y
Tamra Also a sight for winter sore eyes here. 4y
Christine @Tamra Oh, I bet! Hopefully that super cold snap in the upper Midwest is on its way out soon? 4y
Tamra @Christine this too shall pass. 😉 Enjoy your bloom! 🌻 4y
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andrew61
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2010 marina abramovic, a piece of conceptual art in moma where she sat for 75 days in a chair opposite members of the public who look into her eyes, the intensity often brought them to tears. The novel imagines Arky Levin, a husband in crisis, and others arnd him who become obsessed with the art. A bk that explains the art + reminds me of each individual life story i pass on the street every day. I need more room to discuss on GR but loved it.

Cathythoughts Lovely review! Stacked 4y
Lindy Your review has prompted me to move this up in priority on my TBR. 👍 4y
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Deblovestoread
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#WeeklyBookReport Finished Montauk which surprised me in the end 3 1/2 🌟 Continuing with all my buddy reads and am reading them at a good pace. The Harry Potter book is a buddy read with my daughter. This one has always been my least favorite of the series but I listening to the audio version is changing my mind a little bit. #WeeklyForecast starting my next recommended book for #NewYearWhoDis.

Cinfhen Also like your graphics 🤩 4y
Jerdencon Hope you enjoy it! And all the audio books of HP are really well done imo 4y
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dariazeoli
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First completed read for #NewYearWhoDis, and second completed read for 2020.

I fear that audio reading (vs print) this one was the wrong choice. I‘ve been to MOMA, and I recall not understanding some of the art that resides there. I felt the same way about Abramovic‘s performance art. I do think that framing this book around a real artist and piece was a nice touch. I wish I‘d appreciated it more, but glad to read outside my wheelhouse!

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monalyisha I‘ve been intrigued by this one. It seems like, even if you didn‘t love it, you‘ve had some interesting things to think about! 4y
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dariazeoli
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#WeeklyForecast

📚#newyearwhodis: Finish tagged book, continue The Handmaid‘s Tale & ATGIB (also for #atreegrowsinbrooklynbuddyread)

📚#authoramonth: Finish Things My Son Needs to Know About the World, start Us Against You (which also begins #theunreadshelfproject2020!)

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This was the last book of 2019! Excited for 2020 reading, but haven‘t started yet. Does anyone take a planned reading break between years?

Soubhiville That photo is amazing! I never take planned reading breaks- I don‘t know what I‘d do without a book in progress (or more.) 4y
Qpri @Soubhiville Thanks! I wish it were my backyard, but it's actually a cafe in LA. I agree it would be so weird to take a break- I've never tried. 4y
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Joanne1
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Some of my five star reads from 2019. But I‘m currently reading Boy Swallows Universe and if I finish by tomorrow it will definitely fit into this category as well.

LauraJ Erotic Stories... is sitting in my apartment building‘s free library and I keep resisting the urge to bring it home. 4y
Joanne1 @LauraJ it‘s a lot of fun! You should go pick it up. 4y
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My pregnant, oldest friend and hopefully my step daughters and I are participating in a pro choice march on the weekend. Wish us luck. I hope what is happening in America doesn‘t continue to happen anymore or anywhere.

lynneamch With you in spirit. You are brave and strong. 5y
LapReader Where do you come from @lynneamch ? 5y
Megabooks 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✊🏻✊🏻 5y
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lynneamch Tennessee now. Originally Michigan. 30 years in Iowa. You? 5y
JoScho 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 5y
Sleepswithbooks Woot woot !!!!! 5y
Hufflepuffle Yasss! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
BookwormAHN Go for it 🙌🏻 5y
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This novel, set during a real art show, isn't what I expected. Initially I was disappointed in the writing, the occasional narrator that must be art personified??!, and the style of modern art this book glorifies. However, I became interested in the career of Abramovic and felt moved by her exhibit. This book made me think about art's role in how we interact with others, the world, even death. It will stick with me, and that is worthwhile

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Auntynanny I love the cover! 5y
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It has to be a good book when the subject of the story praises it and it really is. It is more character driven than plot driven, it‘s right up my alley. It follows different fictional spectators‘ lives of Marina Abramović‘s performance art piece at the MOMA back in 2010. It covers the power of art on humans, love, regret, friendship, relationships, and also bringing in aspects of Abramović‘s personal life mixed in. I really enjoyed it.

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Megabooks
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#ModernLove #MayMovieMagic

Well, the trip was worth it. My dad has a car!! I was hoping to get a picture of him with it, but it rained all day, so here are the dealer pictures!! 😂😂😂 Many of us, Dad and me included, love all the new, modern tech in our cars!

Home safe but exhausted. It wasn‘t a good #BFC day because of all the eating out, but I‘m nearly done with The Mastermind #audiobook @Cinfhen 👍🏻

Lreads Awesome accomplishment! 👏 5y
BethM Nice! 5y
Laura317 Is that a new CRV? 😍 5y
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Megabooks @QuietlyLaura @BethM @Laura317 Thank you! I‘m just glad it‘s over! Laura, it‘s a Hyundai Santa Fe Limited. 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Cinfhen Yay!!!! So happy for dad and you!!! Looks gorgeous ❤️safe travels 5y
SW-T Nice! Congrats to your dad 🎉 Hope he enjoys it for a long time 😊 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Thank you!! 😊😘 I‘m excited to ride in it more. 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Megabooks @SW-T Thanks!! 👍🏻👍🏻 it‘s weird thinking this might be his last new car. He‘s 71 and drove his last car for 20 years 🤷🏻‍♀️ my parents are getting older, but I‘m thankful for every day! 😊 5y
Cinfhen 71 is sooooo young!!!!! It‘s odder to think a new car might actually last 20 years 😜😜😜 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I don‘t particularly think he‘s old at 71. He‘s mentally fine (thank God) and can still lift 130 lbs, walk 3 miles easily, and stand all day working the election polls (his dream in retirement was to be a poll worker 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️). He‘s amazing! I expect he‘ll outlive the car, but I don‘t want to shatter his illusions. 😉😉☺️ 5y
RohitSawant That's so fantastic! 🙌🏼 Congrats to him! 5y
Laura317 That‘s awesome! What a cool Dad you have. 5y
Megabooks @rohit-sawant Thanks, he‘s enjoying it!!! 5y
Megabooks @Laura317 Thank you!! He is truly wonderful in my life! 5y
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CarolynM Great minds...🙂 5y
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CarolynM
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Cathythoughts Perfect 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Cinfhen This was such an interesting novel!! Good choice 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Freespirit One of my favourites in 2017. Loved it! 5y
Henrik_Madsen Cool cover! 5y
RohitSawant 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 5y
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Lizstarks
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“There wasn‘t time to linger on what might be. There was what had to be”

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LittlePixels
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I wanted to love it. I tried to love it. A few times I even did love it. Ultimately, though, I struggled through it. I guess it just wasn't my thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #currentread #meh

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Sharpeipup
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1. Tagged plus Becoming, Matchmaking for Beginners & I was Anastasia
2. Captain Marvel
3. Tea
@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

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My photo from yesterday celebrating the first day of reading outside this year...or better known as spring.

robinb Gorgeous photo! ♥️🌷 5y
CarolynM Beautiful tulips😍 5y
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BookishTrish
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It took me three tries to get into this one - audiobook, ebook and paper. I persevered and I‘m glad I did. The book has a kind of shapelessness to it with Abramovic‘s The Artist is Present at its heart. I felt more connected to the resolution of Jane‘s storyline than I did to Arky‘s. I feel like the book didn‘t demand enough of him to put him in league with formidable women.

Cathythoughts Great picture ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
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I do love me a book about arty farty stuff. Thanks @thegreensofa @BecH @CarolynM @Sarz #LMPBC @suvata

CarolynM We had quite a variety of books, didn't we? A very enjoyable experience for me. 🙂 I posted The Night Guest back to you this morning. 5y
LapReader We sure did @CarolynM Ta for that. 5y
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peacegypsy
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Started this a few hours ago.

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This resonates: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” #eecummings

Aussie4paws Wow I really like that! Thanks for sharing 🌟 5y
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BookishMarginalia
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A lot of performance art is just plain weird. I‘ve had to stop and look things up many times while reading this novel. Stelarc‘s ear in the arm is among the most grotesque. View at your own risk: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiBsJCepLLgAhWE1FkKHfRj...

MicheleinPhilly EWWWWWWW! 5y
DarcysMom Okay... that definitely falls into the art I don't understand category. 🤔 5y
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MicheleinPhilly @DarcysMom This is more like something you‘d see in a Ripley‘s Believe it or Not museum. But sure, we‘ll call it “art.” 5y
BridgetteM Whoa. 5y
SleepyDragon Okie dokie. 5y
greenhairdontcare I remember my dad telling me about this. He‘s really into art & especially Australian artists (we live in Australia). Trust an Australian to think of something odd like that! 😂 5y
Gissy I tried to open the page but I couldn't 5y
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Finished Hulse‘s The Adults (so fun — very much in the vein of Lianne Moriarty), so I‘m now reading another of my library books that‘s due in a few days. Of course, I had to stop and look up those Antony Gormley statues (https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2010/mar/10/antony-gormley-new-york-sculptures) — interesting to know that the Marina Abramovic performance at MOMA was going on while these statues were all over NYC.

Tonton Love Gormley‘s works 5y
andrew61 If you should ever be in the north west of England 'Another place ' on the crosby beach is a wonderful sight. 5y
Gissy 😍❤️ 5y
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CarolynM
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I was surprised by how much I liked this book. There was a lot of insightfulness about art, it's creation and audience responses to it, but I felt that it was a bit let down by some rather overblown and really quite pretentious elements. The author was trying a bit too hard, I think. A shame, because it could have been a really great novel. I liked the principal story, although I thought the way it ended was a bit pat. #LMPBC #GroupX #ozfiction

JennyM I loved this book so much. Glad you enjoyed-ish Carolyn. Xx 😘 (edited) 5y
Freespirit I loved it too..a fascinating peak into the artists life. How amazing is she! 5y
LeeRHarry Ooh this is on my library TBR - moving it up! 😏 5y
Jeg I loved it too. A great story. Great combination of fact and fiction. 5y
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Engrossing book. I really wasn‘t convinced it would be interesting when I first picked it up. I was wrong. What‘s fascinating is that the backdrop of the story is a real performance art piece.
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Joanne1
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I loved this novel and was absolutely fascinated by Marina Abramovich. It helped that I was in New York while reading it (though ran out of time to visit MOMA). My one criticism is that a few of the perspectives really lost the momentum that had been built particularly when the character Jane receded into the background.

CarolynM I'm about to start this one for #LMPBC. Looking forward to it 🙂 It would be good to read it in NYC. How is the trip going? 5y
Joanne1 @CarolynM I think you‘ll enjoy it. I‘d recommend a quick trip to NYC while you‘re reading it, but stay longer than two days! The trip is amazing, it‘s a study tour so I‘ve been going to classes and other site visits as well as regular sightseeing. 5y
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Jerdencon
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My first read of the year and first for #newyearwhodis
Really, really good so far - so different!

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Joanne1
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There was something special about reading this as I flew to the USA for the first time especially as I‘ll be visiting New York. Wish I could have seen this piece of performance art, but will definitely visit MOMA.

Redwritinghood This also made me look at performance art differently. 5y
Freespirit Loved this book😊 5y
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#humpdaypost @MinDea
1. Me and my 2 favorite guys on our vacation this summer at Shenandoah National Park
2. Only to read 85 books and read what I want when I want
3. Best - went on great trips with family and friends Worst - watching my father decline severely from Alzheimer's
4. Just to try to get together with friends I haven't seen in a long time
5. Tagged and really good so far!

Kaye Beautiful photo 5y
Jerdencon @Kaye Thanks! ❤️ 5y
CouronneDhiver I deal with Alzheimer‘s every day at work... seems like a heavy burden to bear. ❤️🤗 5y
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What a marvelously bizarre, thought provoking, moving book. A perfect start to my 2019. What a journey to read.

Cinfhen I picked this one up from #Hoopla on a whim and it just sucked me right in 5y
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#MyFirstReadOf2019 This was an unexpected book but in a truly wonderful way. Based on real life performance artist Marina Abramovic, the novel focuses on the 78 days Mariana sat on a wood chair at the MoMA and asked others to sit and engage with her, one on one in TOTAL SILENCE. Heather Rose has created her own performance piece with this novel. https://youtu.be/5R8kL3k4fd0 Not sure how I will use this for challenges but rest assured I will 😉

TrishB I believe in you 👍🏻 5y
Ruthiella Intriguing! I‘ve heard so many good reviews about this one.🤔 5y
KarenUK #pop19 based on a true story? 5y
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DebinHawaii It sounds like an interesting read. Happy New Year! 🎉😘🎊 5y
Bookyonce How funny, I started my year with this one too and just finished. What a marvelous, thought provoking piece. I‘m kind of breathless really. 5y
Cinfhen I‘ve spent the last hour or so watching YouTube videos of Artist is Present @Bookyonce It‘s soooo moving. 5y
JennyM So glad you enjoyed it. I love how I go to bed and you‘ve read a book by the time I get up 😊 5y
Cinfhen Hahahahaha...while you were sleeping, Litsy went haywire @JennyM so I had 7 hours of No Litsying which meant reading time. 5y
Cinfhen Have you seen any of the YouTube clips @JennyM ??? 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen 😳 it was playing up went I went to bed, as I couldn‘t tag you. Yep, I‘ve watched the clips - it‘s really fascinating and very moving. Xx 5y
Cinfhen Were you familiar with her work before @JennyM @Bookyonce ??? I was not, so now I have this urge to research ALL OF HER “ performances “ 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen not at all, but I became temporarily obsessed with her after reading the book. Enjoy going down the rabbit hole 🐇 😘 5y
Bookyonce @Cinfhen I had actually heard about this performance piece the year it was out but same, suddenly really curious about her work! And apparently there‘s a documentary about this piece that came out in 2012 5y
LauraBeth I read this in December and enjoyed it! 5y
Cinfhen I‘m happy it was my first read of 2019. It felt like a good way to start my reading year @LauraBeth although I did lose a few hours researching Marina Abramovic. 5y
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#MusicalNewYear #SeasonsOfLove

This is a really original story set against the backdrop of Marina Abramovic's, The Artist is Present.

I‘ve seen quite a bit of #litsylove for it recently, which is great to see.

#ozfiction

Cinfhen I just got this from #Hoopla 🤩 5y
JennyM @Cinfhen I hope you enjoy it! 5y
MrsMalaprop A wonderful book 💕🇦🇺 #ozfiction. 5y
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RidgewayGirl This is on my wishlist! 5y
vivastory Very high on my list. I'm usually not big on conceptual art, but this was a definite exception. 5y
JennyM @vivastory @MrsMalaprop it‘s great - enjoy when you get to it @RidgewayGirl 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz I've read about this story before but had no idea it's now a book! Staaaaaacking!! 5y
JennyM @Jee_HookedOnBookz Yey...enjoy! 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz @JennyM 😊❤️not helping my TBR goals lolol but how can we say no to amazing books, right! Ahhaaha 5y
JennyM @Jee_HookedOnBookz I hear you!!! 😘 5y
elyseh Wow I love her I didn't know this book existed! Thanks for sharing!! 5y
JennyM @elyseh enjoy when you get to it..it‘s an excellent read! 😊 5y
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Bookyonce

Fell asleep at some point, have about a third of the book left, but no better way to enter a new year than reading!

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One more before 2019, can I make it?

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Trying to choose which to start for my next read... hesitating on Children of Blood and Bone because it‘s big but I hear it‘s a really quick read/page turner. Any thoughts appreciated!

Lovesbooks87 It isn't the type of book that I normally read so it took me a while to get into it. But once I got into it I didn't want to put it down. Can't wait for the next book to come out! 5y
SassyBookworm I really loved Children of Blood and Bone. It was rich with details and had a lot of action. Probably one of my favorite books of 2018! Some of the names were a lil difficult but I kind of made them up so it worked well for me 5y
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Wonderful story exploring the rigors of true commitment as it relates to love, grief, art, and the human longing for connection. Based around real events, the reader glimpses the lives of some characters who have come to see Marina Abramovic‘s ‘The Artist is Present‘ at MoMA. A delightfully thought-provoking, meditative read. On #Hoopla. 4⭐️

Cinfhen I agree ☝🏾 4 stars from me too 5y
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Loved this book that takes place around the 2010 Performance Art installation by Marina Abramović at the MoMa in NYC. The artist gave the novelist permission to use her as a character in the novel and the framework of her art as the skeleton of the story makes the novel sing.

JennyM Great review. I loved this book, and am so happy to see it getting some #litsylove #ozfiction 5y
CarolynM Looking forward to this one as part of my #LMPBC group 5y
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