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Original Title:	What I Loved
ISBN:	0340682388 (ISBN13: 9780340682388)
Edition Language:	English URL http://sirihustvedt.net/
Setting:	New York State,1975(United States) New York State,2000(United States) New York City, New York(United States)
Literary Awards:	Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2003), Prix des libraires du Québec for Lauréats hors Québec (2004), Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2004)

What I Loved

Siri Hustvedt

Paperback | Pages: 370 pages

Rating: 4.06 | 14780 Users | 1242 Reviews

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Title	:	What I Loved
Author	:	Siri Hustvedt
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 370 pages
Published	:	2003 by Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton) (first published 2002)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Art

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I have rarely read a novel of such intensity. And it touches on so much: the art world as well as art itself, relationships of many kinds, family, love, loss, psychology and the outsider, the world that is New York City, personas......much more that I'm forgetting (or avoiding for spoilers sake). But then is is titled "What I Loved" and it lives up to it's title.

In addition to being one of the most intense reading experiences, in many ways this has been one of the most unusual. At times I felt I was reading, not a novel, but a memoir, the actual life story of an aging art historian and university professor looking back on who and what had figured prominently in his life---what he had loved.

The story takes place in the art and university worlds of New York City, but it is not necessary,in my opinion, to be a part of them to become engaged in Leo's life and story. His story of finding a work of art he likes, the artist who becomes his true friend; two families whose lives intermingle over decades.

The art world is a large part of this story and descriptions of various works of art can occasionally become long, somewhat rambling sidetracks. But these sidetracks always have connections to the central story if you are patient. Hustvedt also portrays the less savory side of the art world but this is once again through those many aspects of "what I loved."

And supporting all of the story is masterful prose and excellent timing of presentation. The pacing and control, emotions--everything struck me as perfectly done. Hustvedt had me in the palm of her hand. (Even a section that was a bit over the top was over the top in just the right way.)

I'm trying to be careful not to come close to any spoilers in this review which could dampen the emotional impact of this novel for other readers. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who feels a spark of interest in a book set in this world, an arrestingly written look back on a life.

As an addendum, I realize that I neglected to say what may (or may not) be obvious. I intend to continue reading the author's works.

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Ratings: 4.06 From 14780 Users | 1242 Reviews

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Siri Hustvedt's latest novel The Blazing World was the first I read. After this, she is fast becoming one of my favourite writers, and both books are potential classics. In a sense they are companion pieces, set in the New York art world and dealing with psychological theories and disorders. This book takes the form of a memoir written by an aging man, an art historian looking back at his life, that of his best friend, an artist, the women they loved and their children. Hustvedt's ability to

Update June, 2019 This month's BBC World Book Club (one of my favorite bookish podcasts!) featured Siri Hustvedt talking about, reading from and answering questions about What I Loved. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cs... This makes me want to reread this with fresh eyes after hearing her talk. What I Loved? This book!Intense and engrossing, What I Loved could also be titled What We'll Do for Love or What Love Will Do To Us for it explores the psychology of friendships, intimate and family

The second half of What I Loved might have made an enjoyably-erudite thinking mans thriller set in the art world of the 80s and 90s, but the meandering first half about affluent Manhattanites and their dull, pretentious lives makes the book, as a whole, perhaps admirable, but hard to like.One often comes across perfectly entertaining novels that seem to have trouble getting started. Instead of plunging their reader straight into the action, they begin with ten pages of backstory. What I Loved

Received as a Birthday Gift. *sighs*Excited!

I still love The Blazing World more, though it's hard to separate the book itself from that feeling of pleasurable surprise when you discover a new author, a really good one, and think, now this person's books are waiting for me. Also I think I just know Harry in a way that I don't necessarily already know Leo. Almost like clicking with a real person. This was nonetheless a fine read, one which leaves me with thoughts connected to one another by theme rather than any kind of real summary or

I have rarely read a novel of such intensity. And it touches on so much: the art world as well as art itself, relationships of many kinds, family, love, loss, psychology and the outsider, the world that is New York City, personas......much more that I'm forgetting (or avoiding for spoilers sake). But then is is titled "What I Loved" and it lives up to it's title. In addition to being one of the most intense reading experiences, in many ways this has been one of the most unusual. At times I felt

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