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Ms. Chevalier's fictional account of Griet and her employment in the Vermeer household could very well have happened in just that way since history knows so little of the master painter. Griet, probably a shortened form of Marguerite, certainly was the muse of Johannes Vermeer. A relationship developed between the two; maybe it was intimate, maybe not. But it was certainly meaningful and impacted both of their lives and the entire Vermeer household.
One gets a sense of what Dutch life was like in Delft, Holland in 1665 and thereabouts during the time when many Dutch people were sailing to the New World.


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Girl with a Pearl Earring Deluxe Edition Tracy Chevalier Books Reviews

A beautifully written historical. The color pics make it this addition a real gem.
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Is an engrossing work told in the first person by the girl herself, a poor girl who is sent out to be a servant in the house of the Dutch artist Vermeer. She is burdened from the very first by numerous chores, has few hopes for happiness and few pleasures. He finds in her a curious mind and willing spirit. She learns how to grind colors for him, and he eventually asks her to pose. The painting is one almost as famous as the Mona Lisa with almost as enigmatic an expression. The reader gains a brief glimpse into the times, thankful not to have been a part of them.
This book is such a wonderful read. I was originally attracted to this story because I've always liked Vermeer's paintings. I also have been fascinated with how he made them. Many learned people have speculated on this. Did he use a camera obscura? Did he use a combination of mirrors? Just how did Vermeer manage to craft such razor sharp photographic-like images to make his stunning paintings long before the invention of photography? This was a burning question I hoped would be answered in this book. But after I got into the first few pages all this stuff became secondary as Tracy Chevalier pulled me into another place and another time. Chevalier presents us with characters that could easily have lived in our own time with all of the beauty and all of the flaws we contemporary people possess. We realize that although these people didn't have the benefit of iPads, the International Space Station, or texting on smart phones, they were equal to us in every way. This was a wonderful story about human nature and about love. I loved it. 5 STARS! Dick - FluteFlights.com
Wonderful and captivating, I read it in two sittings. Griet is a very quiet but perceptive and intelligent girl, I found myself agreeing with all of her thoughts and observations. The relationships between all of the characters are very complex and they fall into no true category of love/hate/envy, the characters are very human and flawed. I loved the writing, the majority of the story is told through Griet's stream of consciousness so we only learn to understand her environment from her perspective. Which worked for me since I loved her character. I am not a history buff so I can't say this is 100% historically accurate, but from what I have learned and assume these times to be like, I found it to be true. The ending is bittersweet but satisfying, the places all of the characters end up make sense and no aspects of the story are left unattended. Overall, a great story very much worth the read, the movie is also great and true to the book.
The book was assigned reading for an art class I took, and I'm really glad it was assigned. The book is a fictional story created to give Vermeer's painting of the same name a story behind the painting, which was very clever. The descriptions are beautiful. It was also nice to get a glimpse into the life and mind of a common girl. The majority of books set during the time, both fiction and non-fiction, are written from the perspective of a noble person. This book was a nice deviation from that. Don't expect non-stop action, or big plot twists, because there aren't any. The story is paced like you'd expect to see if reading someone's journal.
This book for reasons i dont know intimidated me. I had it for a while before reading it. This book is very readable. It was easy to keep track of characters and grasp the social understandings of the time. The characters were complex. The artist for instance was at once powerful, talented, meek, selfish, and sensitive. I dont like reviews that eliminates the need to read the book. Therefore i wont reveal a lot. It is about social expectations and people connecting despite a differing social standing. Go ahead and read it.
Ms. Chevalier's fictional account of Griet and her employment in the Vermeer household could very well have happened in just that way since history knows so little of the master painter. Griet, probably a shortened form of Marguerite, certainly was the muse of Johannes Vermeer. A relationship developed between the two; maybe it was intimate, maybe not. But it was certainly meaningful and impacted both of their lives and the entire Vermeer household.
One gets a sense of what Dutch life was like in Delft, Holland in 1665 and thereabouts during the time when many Dutch people were sailing to the New World.