Black Venus
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A tale based on the romance between Charles Baudelaire and the Haitian cabaret singer who inspired his most controversial poems is set against the art scene of nineteenth-century Paris and follows their scandalous public trial for obscenity.
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I normally don't like books set in France, especially Paris. Paris is normally portrayed as a really impressive important place, a place that almost takes over the novel, with characters who aren't really likable. This is not that book. Paris is the setting without being a character. The characters aren't necessarily likable, but you know going in that you don't have to like them. You do understand them pretty well. It was a quick enjoyable read.
