The Art Forger by B.A. ShapiroMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book was ok. I read it for a book club that I'm joining. It was about a struggling artist who takes on a commission to secretly counterfeit one of the missing Gardner Museum paintings, but discovers that the painting is itself a forgery. She takes on the commission in the hopes of regaining her reputation, which had been damaged by a forgery claim in the past. While I thought the plot was inventive and unique, the writing wasn't anything special and the character development was weak. I liked learning about the techniques for forgery, and different artists' preferences and styles, but overall that was not enough to carry the book.
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