thesarahstory's review against another edition
4.0
Mal wieder ein Highlight. Was für Figuren diese Frau erfindet und wie sie diese in wenigen Worten so lebendig werden lässt, wie manche es nicht in 500 Seiten schaffen! Ich bin begeistert, auch von dieser Geschichte und ich glaube, das ich mich noch lange daran erinnern werde. Und das ist die Kunst, die diese Autorin für mich beherrscht: In knapp 140 Seiten schafft sie es, mir ein Geschehen und die Charaktere so nahe zu bringen, dass es sich anfühlt, als würde ich sie tatsächlich kennen. Nein, als hätte ich mit ihnen zusammengelebt! Wahnsinn. Das schafft kein anderer Autor, den ich bisher gelesen habe. Nicht auf so wenigen Seiten. (: Empfehlenswert - aber man wird sich über diese Menschen in der Geschichte definitiv grün und blau ärgern und an deren Verstand zweifeln. Sie sind einfach zu echt, um drüber hinwegzusehen. :D
marie_elsa's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Emotional abuse
va1entina's review against another edition
4.0
Questo libro mi ha lasciata di stucco, pur nella sua semplicità.
Chiaro, lineare e fulminante, il libro segue la storia di Blanche e della sua amicizia/ossessione verso Christa, che si trasforma fin da subito in completa sottomissione.
La prosa asciutta di Nothomb rende questa storia ancora più grottesca, specialmente nel raccontare i meccanismi psicologici che l'avvento di Christa genera nei genitori di Blanche.
In queste 100 pagine scarse si osserva la crescita del personaggio di Blanche: riuscirà ad affrontare la sua nemica e imporsi su di lei?
Continuo ad apprezzare Nothomb, aggiungendo anche questa piccola perla alla lista dei libri letti.
Chiaro, lineare e fulminante, il libro segue la storia di Blanche e della sua amicizia/ossessione verso Christa, che si trasforma fin da subito in completa sottomissione.
La prosa asciutta di Nothomb rende questa storia ancora più grottesca, specialmente nel raccontare i meccanismi psicologici che l'avvento di Christa genera nei genitori di Blanche.
In queste 100 pagine scarse si osserva la crescita del personaggio di Blanche: riuscirà ad affrontare la sua nemica e imporsi su di lei?
Spoiler
No, e lo testimonia la (coerente) conclusione del romanzo!Continuo ad apprezzare Nothomb, aggiungendo anche questa piccola perla alla lista dei libri letti.
adrifalsa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
whossdead's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
ahhhhhhhh, q mal viaje las comparaciones que Blanche hace con personajes bíblicos
cynthiak's review
3.0
Merveilleuse écriture, il y a de réelles perles littéraires dans ce livre.
Les thèmes sont la précocité intellectuelle, la difficulté d'être un enfant "différent", l'isolation sociale, la vie universitaire, la manipulation psychologique, les meilleures pseudo-amitiés, les changements corporels inégaux de la puberté, l'homosexualité cachée et le pouvoir de la littérature.
Puis, il y a David Bowie :-D
Les thèmes sont la précocité intellectuelle, la difficulté d'être un enfant "différent", l'isolation sociale, la vie universitaire, la manipulation psychologique, les meilleures pseudo-amitiés, les changements corporels inégaux de la puberté, l'homosexualité cachée et le pouvoir de la littérature.
Puis, il y a David Bowie :-D
chiararyser's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
alyson7's review against another edition
3.0
Christa is everything Blanche wishes she could be. Christa is ambitious, beautiful, worldly and she has a boyfriend who looks like David Bowie. After admiring her from afar, Blanche never would dream that Christa would want to become her friend. Suddenly, Christa has found her way into every aspect of Blanche’s life. It is only then that Blanche is able to see Christa for who she is… Antichrista.
“Antichrista” is a play on words for “antichrist.” Throughout the book, there is a lot of Christian imagery that interplays between the friendship/rivalry/bullying that goes on between Blanche and Christa. Blanche herself lives up to her name. Blanche comes from the word “blanc” in French that means white but can also mean blank. Unlike Christa, Blanche is a bookish, shy, intellectual girl who is always under the radar. To everyone else, Blanche does not have much of a personality and is far inferior to Christa. Even Blanche’s parents end up loving Christa more than their own daughter.
I identified strongly with Blanche to the point where it made me uncomfortable to read the story. However, Blanche changes greatly during the events of the book, and I ended up finding her despicable as a protagonist. Antichrista made me so mad that once I finished my university course, I didn’t want the book on my shelves anymore. I know that by now you might be wondering… isn’t Amélie Nothomb one of your favourite authors? Yes, she is. Antichrista wasn’t a story for me, but I liked the way Nothomb writes. She is incredibly clever and loves to add imagery and philosophy to her works. The second book I read by Nothomb was Journal d’Hirondelle, which I ended up really enjoying.
If you want to try out reading an Amélie Nothomb novel for the first time, I would not suggest starting with Antichrista.
“Antichrista” is a play on words for “antichrist.” Throughout the book, there is a lot of Christian imagery that interplays between the friendship/rivalry/bullying that goes on between Blanche and Christa. Blanche herself lives up to her name. Blanche comes from the word “blanc” in French that means white but can also mean blank. Unlike Christa, Blanche is a bookish, shy, intellectual girl who is always under the radar. To everyone else, Blanche does not have much of a personality and is far inferior to Christa. Even Blanche’s parents end up loving Christa more than their own daughter.
I identified strongly with Blanche to the point where it made me uncomfortable to read the story. However, Blanche changes greatly during the events of the book, and I ended up finding her despicable as a protagonist. Antichrista made me so mad that once I finished my university course, I didn’t want the book on my shelves anymore. I know that by now you might be wondering… isn’t Amélie Nothomb one of your favourite authors? Yes, she is. Antichrista wasn’t a story for me, but I liked the way Nothomb writes. She is incredibly clever and loves to add imagery and philosophy to her works. The second book I read by Nothomb was Journal d’Hirondelle, which I ended up really enjoying.
If you want to try out reading an Amélie Nothomb novel for the first time, I would not suggest starting with Antichrista.
julia1000's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
babycowboii's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5