In The Passion Dream Book Whitney Otto blends fiction and history to explore the tumultuous relationship between art and the lives artists chose in the service of their art. Otto weaves a story that shifts from the Italian Renaissance to the Harlem Renaissance of 1930s America. The novel--the second from the author of the well-loved How to Make an American Quilt--opens with the story of Guilietta Marcel, a young Florentine girl who spies on the artist Michelangelo while he sculpts the "David" in his studio and aspires herself to create art. Then we jump to the 20th century, where Romy March, a descendant of Guilietta, faces a related collection of difficult choices in the quest to become an artist herself. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The author of the phenomenal Your Erroneous Zones explains how you can use meditation to get what you want. Zen Buddhists, take note.
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2.0 out of 5 stars the potential is there but doesn't pull off, Sep 7 2005

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whitney otto's voice is easy, which should be good. however, she neglects to make the characters come to life. while reading this, i was too aware that this was just a story. i was never able to empathize with the characters.

though i can understand what the author was trying to accomplish, the whole book just came out as too contrived and some sort of a really mediocre rip-off of milan kundera's books.

it is just a shame though, since whitney otto writes in a really good voice. the flow is nice, but it just lacks genuineness. it comes off as trying too hard to have substance. i had the same impression when i read how to make an american quilt years ago. i thought this book would be different, and better. not quite.

all in all, an okay read, not too bad. but not one that you cannot pass up either. you won't be missing anything if you don't read this book

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1.0 out of 5 stars A Dissapointment, Oct 28 2002

By	Deborah Di Gioia "Dynamic Diva" (Middle Village, New York United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After reading the book description for this book I was very excited to read it but I was soon to find out that the book description was the better than the book. I really enjoyed reading How to make an American Quilt but this book made no kind of sense at all.

None of the characters were real enough to understand and I didn't care for them at all. In the middle of the book for no reason at all the author inserted little bio's of famous people and they were interesting but I don't understand why they were there. I guess she was trying to take up space because this had nothing to do with the story at all.

If you want to read a good book by Whitney Otto read How to make an American Quilt and pass this one by.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, April 14 2001

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The Passion Dream Book is really like a dream, I felt the highs and lows of the characters unlike any other book I have read. It's easy to devour books and say I couldn't put it down...but sometimes there are just no other ways to describe it. I read How To Make An American Quilt many years ago, and enjoyed it as well, but this one, is completely in a different league. It is absolutely beautiful and so well written. If you are wondering if you should buy it or not, wonder no further, you won't be sorry you did.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Reading again and again
I loved this book. I plan to read it again and again. It is the kind of book that you can find something new in each time that you read it. Read more

Published on Jan 7 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
From when I first started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. Otto brilliantly described a world of art and love in an impressive blend of history and fiction. Read more

Published on April 12 1999