Joke's Book Club
The Genius in the Design by Jake Morrissey (no relation--I think--to that ever-so-chipper guy from The Smiths). A must read for art geeks, architecture geeks, Baroque geeks and Italophile geeks..
.I score 2 of 4 of the above.
The story of the feud between Bernini and Borromini is interesting, engaging and annoyingly timeless. Only these days feuds are between cultural nanoweights like Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff. But still, this is not the fault of Bernini, Borromini or Jake Morrissey, who I am sure is sick of hearing people ask him about "Girlfriend in a Coma" instead of Bernini and Borromini.
All that notwithstanding, there is a lot of intrigue and access to emotion in this book, in spite of the fact the book often slows down to supply you with relevant facts. Still, this is one of those books where you'll recognize the personality subtypes and, once you have done so, you'll find yourself yelling at them at times.
The Monarch Notes of the Cliffs Notes is that while both men were undoubtedly blessed with ridicuous amounts of genius, Bernini was connected and compounded that advantage by being charming and socially adept, while Borromini was totally devoid of any useful connections, but he compensated for it by being brusque, rude and alienating.
If you love Rome (and I do), this book belongs on your wish list.
-Joke
.I score 2 of 4 of the above.The story of the feud between Bernini and Borromini is interesting, engaging and annoyingly timeless. Only these days feuds are between cultural nanoweights like Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff. But still, this is not the fault of Bernini, Borromini or Jake Morrissey, who I am sure is sick of hearing people ask him about "Girlfriend in a Coma" instead of Bernini and Borromini.
All that notwithstanding, there is a lot of intrigue and access to emotion in this book, in spite of the fact the book often slows down to supply you with relevant facts. Still, this is one of those books where you'll recognize the personality subtypes and, once you have done so, you'll find yourself yelling at them at times.
The Monarch Notes of the Cliffs Notes is that while both men were undoubtedly blessed with ridicuous amounts of genius, Bernini was connected and compounded that advantage by being charming and socially adept, while Borromini was totally devoid of any useful connections, but he compensated for it by being brusque, rude and alienating.
If you love Rome (and I do), this book belongs on your wish list.
-Joke
Comments
glrik: girl icing kake--btw, do you have a foolproof icing recipe? read babelbabe's latest post. it includes cats and cake woes.
Of course I have recipes for icing, I shall meander over to BabBab's and see what variation seems to be her need.
-J.
Have you tried reading in bed? Or are you one of those who falls asleep if you try?
-J.