A comprehensive detailing of Claude Monet's life and particularly his works. It was interesting to read about the themes and techniques used in Monet's paintings, and to get to understand them better after a lifetime of hearing about them. I remember the first time I ever learned about Monet and his famous waterlilies: 3rd grade art class, a project in imitation and experimentation. Light floods in. Impressionism has always been one of my favourites styles.