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Title: The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E.L. Konigsburg ISBN: 0689821212 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.78
Rating: 3
Summary: Who is the Mona Lisa????
Comment: I wasn't very interested in this book because it is about the 19th century and Leonardo Da Vinci. It's a mystery about who the Mona Lisa really was. The mona lisa is believed to be a lot of people; Leonardo Da Vinci painted himself as a woman, The second Mrs. Giaconda, and Beatrice (a character in the book) are a few of the suggested.
Rating: 5
Summary: Why I Recommend This: by a teenage book lover
Comment: I picked up this book mainly because I saw that it was written by E. L. Konigsburg, a given that it would be a good read. Let's just say it was, in that sense, not disappointing (especially the beginning & middle). I didn't really know that much about Leonardo DaVincci (forgive my spelling errors) before reading this, except that to describe him as a genious would be an understatment, but by the end of the book I felt as if I knew him and understood him both as an artist and a person. And I will never look at The Mona Lisa or any other of his artwork the same again. But to tell you the truth I found the end a bit disapointing. I suppose that was really my own fault though. I had forgotten that this book was based on reality and in my amnesia imagined, or to put it better had no doubts, that there would be some miraculous surprise ending. I EXPECTED a fairy tale ending. It never even occured to me that anyone would die for real! (You see I thought that the death was fake -- a scam to fool the public. Yes, I know I have a wild imagination.) I disliked the ending because I was unprepared for it. I didn't realize I was on the last page until I was literally on the last page. You know how you can tell you're getting to the end of a book because you feel only a few pages in your right fingers? Well, that doesn't work with this book -- there are pictures of paintings by DaVincci (?) in the back of the book. I turn the last page expecting to find the next chapter but find instead that the book is done. I believe "That's it?" were my exact words. I have to say though that the end made the story even more real -- as in it would've happened in real life. The story was excellent despite my immature need for a happy ending. But I AM consistent (I felt the same after Romeo & Juliet). I think that if I had to categorize this book I would place it in the "star-crossed lovers doomed for tragedy" section rather than the "historical fiction -- Leonardo DaVincci" section. Only because the story it really about Leoonardo, eventhough you do learn a lot [of accurate stuff] about him. I believe the story is more romantic, more about true beauty, than anything else. How can I not recommend this book?
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Source of Historical Information
Comment: This book is excellent.... EL Konigsburg describes the apprentice Salai's service to Leonardo very well... It seems as if you are watching it take place before you, instead of in reality reading it. The Mona Lisa has always been a mystery, how Leonardo labored painting a merchant's wife whilst other noble families begged him for theirs to be done [such as Isabella d'Este]. The thing that really fascinated me throughout this book was that, it was all based on something real. This book was supposed to be a book report, ended up being my spare reading book that I read when I had spare time. Ahh....Thank god for book reports...
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Title: A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg, Kinney ISBN: 0440472016 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1985 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle ISBN: 0486217841 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: December, 1967 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: FATHER'S ARCANE DAUGHTER by E.L. Konigsburg ISBN: 068982680X Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: JOURNEY TO AN 800 NUMBER by E.L. Konigsburg ISBN: 0689826796 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth by E. L. Konigsburg, Wind ISBN: 0440441625 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1985 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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