Book Review: Leaving Van Gogh
Leaving Van Gogh: A Novel by Carol Wallace
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Leaving Van Gogh is a historical fictionalization of the final weeks preceding Vincent Van Gogh’s suicide. He spent that time living Aurves, France and formed a good friendship with Dr. Paul Gachet, a physician that specialized in mental illness.
I had trouble getting into this book. I chose it because I love Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings and wanted to learn more about him. However, he was really just a supporting character in this book. The reader never gets to know what’s going in his brilliant mind. The story is told by Dr. Gachet and he is the center of the story.
The story meandered back and forth in time and at times I had trouble remembering if Gachet was talking about the past or present. The last fourth of the book picked up but I did not care for the ending. (I won’t spoil it for you.)
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