tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post6310091168649467215..comments2023-06-18T11:55:58.064-04:00Comments on Fairrosa's Reading Journal: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Through the Gates and Beyondfairrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01694731883888390105noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post-51968152862457912372009-01-09T00:11:00.000-05:002009-01-09T00:11:00.000-05:00I've some of those pictures you've taken.I can inm...I've some of those pictures you've taken.<BR/>I can inmagine how touched when you read this book.<BR/>Good for you.jhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729135195927637538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post-55434211531876830612008-12-29T22:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T22:54:00.000-05:00I just received the book from Amazon (I still live...I just received the book from Amazon (I still live in that same town, so the nearest bookstore is 60 miles away). I might not have known about this title if it weren't for your blog, so thank you for reviewing it. I didn't see the curtain when it was intact because I was away at band camp, but they kept it up for a week after it tore, blowing in the wind, and I rode my bike under it, appreciating the way it turned everything (including me) orange. It truly was beautiful (as is the book). Thanks again for your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post-54363250154374627412008-12-27T15:30:00.000-05:002008-12-27T15:30:00.000-05:00Jude, you will not be disappointed. It has an ama...Jude, you will not be disappointed. It has an amazing double spread of the Valley Curtain project. When I flipped open that page, tears just came rushing into my eyes. It is stunning! Really, imagine how many lives these two artistic souls have touched and enriched! I'm really grateful for the authors for documenting their lives for me, and for the young readers.fairrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694731883888390105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post-71847849125848985652008-12-26T18:34:00.000-05:002008-12-26T18:34:00.000-05:00When I was a teenager, Christo and Jeanne Claude l...When I was a teenager, Christo and Jeanne Claude lived in my Colorado town for most of two years while they worked on the Valley Curtain project. It too, was orange, which is why we're more likely to refer to it as the Orange Curtain. The most intriguing part of that experience was the way those two cosmopolitan artists (and their then 13-year-old son) interacted with the residents of our small rural town of 2500. Basically, although we didn't understand them or the project, we loved them. I'll have to buy this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338341.post-52042897628780942282008-12-26T05:37:00.000-05:002008-12-26T05:37:00.000-05:00I loved, loved this book too for the same reasons ...I loved, loved this book too for the same reasons as you and plan to feature it in a blog post in February during the anniversary of The Gates project.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com