This was not the easiest book to read - some members of our group gave up half way through. It's long and detailed, but it's also an amazing portrait of an artist who I wasn't very familiar with, and her difficult and unconventional life. Actually, Frida had an amazing life, dealing with many physical issues but at the same time living a very full life. If I see her paintings now, I'll stop and spend some time studying them rather than just glancing and moving on.