Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

I enjoyed reading this and definitely felt like I learned a fair amount about the Van Gogh brothers. The style is interesting–the simplistic writing style gives this almost a fairy tale vibe (although uhh it's obviously one of the sad fairy tales). I wonder how much of this is from Heiligman trying not to speculate excessively about what the lived experience of Vincent and Theo's respective mental illnesses was? It seems a bit...detached, despite being based so heavily on their letters and their intense bond? I can't quite put my finger on it. Still: it definitely fleshes out this story beyond the kind of bare bones “omg he cut his ear off” that most Americans know.

PS I read this on Kindle and then was like, oh this was a dumb choice because presumably there are some color reproductions in here...but also whatever I'll look at the paintings on Wikipedia.