Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet Audiobook

" Would give it three and a half for sure. It just didn't have the action to keep me up at night, but it was absolutely fascinating, yet also sad, depressing and even scary. So, so many artists in the world, including my own brother, want to make a living as an artist and have to give in to a 9-5 boring job. Monet never gave up or gave in, but to the detriment of his marriage, his happiness, his friends.....he was broke and unappreciated for the majority of his life. If only he could know that I have a water lilies mug I drove all the way to Boston for, to go see a big showing of his work from France. I have one of his prints in my house! If only he had that success when his children were young and his first wife were alive :( Great book if you love any of the Impressionists--Renoir, Pisarro, Manet, all buddies in this book. "

" I've always admired the Impressionists, Monet's work in particular. Reading "Claude and Camille", my appreciation has only grown deeper. I will never again view a painting of Monet's without thinking about what and who inspired him, and what a beautiful and painful cost it was to create such exquisite impressions. I loved this novel. "

" A glorious, luminous portrait of love. Cowell is a master of nuance and emotional subtlety. I loved this book. "

" I was so interested in learning about Monet's life and it was our book club read, that I plowed through it. It had so much potential but was so poorly written as to be almost painful! "

" Interesting fictional bio of Claude Monet and his longtime girlfriend. Quick read. "

" A very nice work of historical fiction. "

" I read about 3/4 of the book . It told an interesting story of how the impressionists survived before they were accepted as artists. "

" It's not completely historically accurate, but this is still a lovely novel about Claude Monet and his first wife Camille. "

" Touching love story about Monet and his wife and muse. The real life of an artist may seem romantic but can be very hard scrabble as well. Nice early highlights of Monet's life and struggles. "

" Historical fiction is not my thing. This one really put me to sleep. To be fair, I didn't make it past the first 50-or-so pages, so there's a pretty good chance that it got better. "

" This was very well written for a Monet fan. The descriptions were vivid. It showed what it can be like to have an artist as your life partner. "

" I just picked this up in the new books section, but I really loved it - gave me a bit more insight into Claude Monet (this is about his first love) "

" Well written, interesting story about Claude Monet, his wife & model, Camille, and other artists of his time. "

" I found this hard to put down. I find historical fiction fascinating. "

" I didn't care for it and I especially didn't like Claude or Camille. I would say the only positive thing I could say is that it was an easy read, despite my dislike. "

" Monet's story from the time he gave up his plan to do drawings for money to his struggle for the rest of his life to paint impressions of light, no matter the difficulties surviving while he painted. "

" A beautiful novel of love and loss, and of love that can never be lost. I recommend this highly. A beautiful portrait of Claude Monet and the love of his life. "

" I have really gotten into historical novels and enjoyed this one very much. "

" Great story about my favorite painter. "

" Loved it! Lots of period historical information during the time that the French Impressionists were developing their style. "