I just finished The Californians and I give it 🎨🎨🎨🎨 1/2.
The Californians is a sprawling story about two California familes and how they intersect over almost a century. There are three intertwined stories, but the primary ones belong to Klaus (a silent film director who moves over to television) and Di (Klaus' granddaughter, a contemporary artist). The story begins with Tobey, related to the actor who starred in Klaus' biggest tv hit, stealing some of Di's paintings from his father's house after fleeing a wildfire. The story of the paintings are the basis for the rest of the book, but it's also about family, art, commerce, politics, and the choices we make to invent and re-invent ourselves. I really liked it.
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