Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art
By Christopher Moore
Vincent van Gogh has been murdered; Lucien
Lessard is a painter/baker/rat catcher once he learns of van Gogh’s demise he
immediately heads to the Moulin Rouge in search of his closest friend Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec. The two of them spend a great deal of time together until
Lucien’s ex-lover whom broke his heart returns and Lucien finds himself lost to
Juliette and he even begins to loose
large chunks of time not knowing where or what he was doing. Lucien’s family
Toulouse Lautrec’s help in rescuing Lucien from the woman, once Henri tries to
intervene he begins to uncover a shocking truth that not only effects Lucien
but all painters.
I have always been a fan of
impressionism so I had worried that Christopher Moore may not be able to
capture some of the paintings that I love, but he not only managed to make each
artist outrageously funny and interesting but he brought to life some of the
world’s most precious pieces of art. I have read a few of Christopher Moore’s
novels before and I always end up laughing, if you have a crude sense of humor
and can’t help but giggle at idiotic things then this will surely keep you
enthralled if not then you may want to move on quickly. My favorite scene was
Lucien as a boy in a graveyard trying to catch snails, when he spots one he
says “Ah Ha” and in turn the snail says “Ah Ha” to which the young Lucien
starts to run away screaming, that isn’t the entire scene of course you will
have to actually read the book to find out more but it is a glimpse into the
absurdity and childish humor I so love from Christopher Moore.
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