Leonardo da Vinci gets a do-over
Mark P. Friedlander
- Reading
- Try reading a little together first, then check whether the identity mystery and its treatment of Leonardo’s death suit your reader’s interests.
- Themes
- Who is the stranger?: Three students encounter a person who claims to be the resurrected Leonardo da Vinci; the story questions whether the claim is genuine. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- A wish to improve humanity: The stranger’s purported goal is to improve humanity. This aim is part of the premise, but whether the book endorses, questions or develops it is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Leonardo’s death is part of the opening premise, followed by a claim that he has returned. The amount of detail or emotional weight given to death is unclear.