Reviews for Just looking

The average rating for Just looking based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-10-12 00:00:00 Sonu Sonu This is quite unlike most of the books I read. It's not fiction, which is the vast majority, or a focused non-fiction. It's a collection of essays about art and artists, written by a man best known for his literature. (I have only read Rabbit, Run, and I can't say I loved it.) I know very little about art. At all. Note: The rest of this review has been withheld due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here. In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook

Review # 2 was written on 2007-08-06 00:00:00 Matthew Carroll He's not an art critic. This is the strength of this book--someone without a lot of art junk cluttering up his eyes, just looking and responding. It doesn't hurt that he's good with language, but I found these essays clear, lovely, and openly curious about visual art. He doesn't pretend to be an expert, and he certainly goes by the limits of his own tastes, but these are strengths, I think.