Chp 1-4
Okay, so I have read the first four chapters and I want to keep reading. Some observations so far:
- Alessandra is not the typical Florentine girl, she is strong willed, independent and gifted.
- I have a feeling that all is not going to go well with her, she is going to get into some kind of trouble soon.
- It seems obvious that she becomes the Sister Lucrezia introduced at the beginning of the story. So I wonder, how does she get there, what paths does she walk to lead her to the convent? And how does the snake tattoo come about?
- I also wonder about the apprentice painter. Is he going to be her secret tutor? lover? Is he the one who tattoos her body?
- I would like more description of Florence, perhaps that is yet to come.
What have you noticed, questioned or really enjoyed?
posted by librarychik @ 15:25
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Ooooh yeah. You can tell this girl is trouble right from the start. Being intelligent and unconventional and a woman in the 15th century just doesn't bode well for her.
What do you think the title signifies or will signify? The Birth of Venus suggests to me a young woman coming of age and becoming aware of the powers of love and sexuality (which is what the goddess Venus of course symbolizes). Is there also a painting/sculpture with this name somewhere? I'll have to look it up.
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