I am a big fan of Christopher Moore novels. I've read a ton of them, and always enjoyed his blend of humor, history, and inventiveness. So I was incredibly excited when I learned (via a Facebook ad, of all things! Can you believe that I got a targeted ad that was actually appropriate and appealing???) that he had a new novel, Sacré Bleu. And even more excited when I went to the library and saw it sitting there on the Speed Read shelf, waiting for me to check it out.
Sacré Bleu is a novel of the Post-Impressionist Paris art scene, including Toulouse-Lautrec, van Gogh, Seurat, and others of the period. They are haunted / blessed by Bleu, the muse who brings them the singular color blue they incorporate in their paintings.
It's a fun and engaging book, but unlike Moore's previous works, I didn't LOVE it. It seemed like he was wishing he was actually Tom Robbins, and so was doing his damndest to write like Robbins.
If you're a die-hard Moore fan, read it. If you're unfamiliar with Moore, read Lamb or the vampire books, You Suck and Bite Me, instead.
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