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Book Review of An Object of Beauty

An Object of Beauty
An Object of Beauty
Author: Steve Martin
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 3


Having read and enjoyed both "Shopgirl" and "The Pleasure of My Company" I was looking forward to reading this novel, but it was a huge disappointment. Maybe if I were part of the NYC art scene, or wanted to be, I would have liked it better. I did not like the central character at all, the plot (what there was of one) crawled, and it was just too long and boring. The best part was turning a page and finding an illustration of a work of art.