Download The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre: A Novel Audiobook

" Pretty boring...made it almost all the way through and just couldn't bring myself to finish it. That being said the other book by this author is FABULOUS. Beautiful Miscellaneous was a must read. This one....not so much. "

" About the creator of the daguerrotype photographic process, his life and art, and his health troubles (including madness) from the mercury used in his work. Also includes a love story, of the tragic, wistful unrequited variety. I loved it! "

" The author mentions a woman wearing a brassiere...in the mid-19th century. An obvious sign that this book was not well researched, and the plot wasn't good enough for me to overlook such inaccuracies. "

" This is a wonderful story of 19th century paris. Well told. well researched or very, very inventive. "

" Not a perfect book but lovely, hallucinatory descriptions make it worth the read. "

" very interesting for those who like historical fiction and photography. "

" Enjoyable book. The historical detail and discussion of photography was great. The ebb and flow of insanity was fascinating. However, the conclusion was a little trite, and not particularly satisfying. "

" This book had an intriguing premise, but it sort of petered out. By the end I almost forgot the main character was Louis Daguerre. Reasonably well done for what it is, but I got the feeling it wanted to be something else. "

" Read this with book club and appreciated it more after the discussion. Glad we talked about it. "

" Filled with historical detail that brings 19th century Paris alive. An interesting novel about the man responsible for developing the 'daguerreotype' (the precursor to our modern day photograph) and his muse. A good read for those interested in art and photography. "

" I really enjoyed this book. I will read other by him to see... "

" This wasn't as good as I thought it would be...his discovery of the daguerrotype was sort of in the background. It was mostly a just ok love story. "

" So far it is a delightful read, with sumptuous descriptions of the light, color, & texture of 19th century Paris. "

" Everything I hoped it would be. "

" This fictitious account of the life of Louis Daguerre is at a vivid and sensuous tale. Small nuggets of fact coated with a candy sheen of fiction. "

" Loved this little book. It is a fictional account of the life of Louis Daguerre -- inventor of the daguerrotype. "

" Very interesting from a historic perspective; author was good at putting the reader right into Paris at the time that Daguerre lived. He dragged it on at the end. "

" very interesting for those who like historical fiction and photography. "

" This is a wonderful story of 19th century paris. Well told. well researched or very, very inventive. "

" Everything I hoped it would be. "

" This wasn't as good as I thought it would be...his discovery of the daguerrotype was sort of in the background. It was mostly a just ok love story. "

" So far it is a delightful read, with sumptuous descriptions of the light, color, & texture of 19th century Paris. "

" Filled with historical detail that brings 19th century Paris alive. An interesting novel about the man responsible for developing the 'daguerreotype' (the precursor to our modern day photograph) and his muse. A good read for those interested in art and photography. "

" Enjoyable book. The historical detail and discussion of photography was great. The ebb and flow of insanity was fascinating. However, the conclusion was a little trite, and not particularly satisfying. "

" This fictitious account of the life of Louis Daguerre is at a vivid and sensuous tale. Small nuggets of fact coated with a candy sheen of fiction. "

" Not a perfect book but lovely, hallucinatory descriptions make it worth the read. "

" This book had an intriguing premise, but it sort of petered out. By the end I almost forgot the main character was Louis Daguerre. Reasonably well done for what it is, but I got the feeling it wanted to be something else. "