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flakocallate's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
nikla88's review against another edition
2.0
No, no e no... poi se altre persone ci vedono tante belle cose, amore materno, devozione dei figli verso i genitori, etc.. mi sta' bene però io proprio ci vedo tante assurdità, tutte concentrate, tutte che iniziano e poi si perdono.
Una non sa' leggere e poi dopo una settimana è la prima della classe, una è anoressica e poi boh inizia a mangiare e tutto torna normale.
Ripeto, no, no e no...
Una non sa' leggere e poi dopo una settimana è la prima della classe, una è anoressica e poi boh inizia a mangiare e tutto torna normale.
Ripeto, no, no e no...
lausbiana's review against another edition
5.0
increíble cómo éste se acaba de convertir en mi libro favorito de Nothomb (y se posiciona en el top 10 de mis favoritos de todos los tiempos)
jelena_52's review against another edition
4.0
“Sin duda cada ser tiene, en el universo de lo escrito, una obra que le convertirá en lector, suponiendo que el destino favorezca su encuentro.
Lo que Platón dice de la mitad amorosa, ese otro ser que circula por alguna parte y que conviene encontrar a riesgo de permanecer incompleto hasta el día de tu muerte, es todavía más auténtico en el caso de los libros.”
Lo que Platón dice de la mitad amorosa, ese otro ser que circula por alguna parte y que conviene encontrar a riesgo de permanecer incompleto hasta el día de tu muerte, es todavía más auténtico en el caso de los libros.”
elliebasta's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
Minor: Vomit
laurevannieuwenhove's review against another edition
1.0
Terrible! What crazy characters...
At a certain point she gets anorexic and all her mother says is how beautiful she looks now?! And when she starts eating again,she calls her huge?
It's not a surprise that Plectrude went crazy at the end.
The story was sometimes very boring, with pages of descriptions that added nothing at the storyline.
Overall i give it 1 star because the autor isn't that bad at all.. But i don't think i will read something of her again very soon..
I only picked it up in the first place because i had to read it for my french class..
At a certain point she gets anorexic and all her mother says is how beautiful she looks now?! And when she starts eating again,she calls her huge?
It's not a surprise that Plectrude went crazy at the end.
The story was sometimes very boring, with pages of descriptions that added nothing at the storyline.
Overall i give it 1 star because the autor isn't that bad at all.. But i don't think i will read something of her again very soon..
I only picked it up in the first place because i had to read it for my french class..
casspro's review against another edition
5.0
This is a gorgeous short novel. The suffering of both the mother and child is heartbreaking and beautiful. I can't stress enough how I wish there were more novels translated from Nothomb, or that I spoke French.
reneephan's review
2.0
over romanticised, not thick in ideas but succinct. no conclusion really, which just makes me wonder if it’s a spew of nothomb’s ideas of this story more than wondering as a reader if there’s an hidden meaning (there is not)
freddie's review
3.0
The story is kinda whimsical in a grotesque way. The story carries an absurdist tone with how it handles murder, eating disorder, obsession etc. I later learned that the story turns out to be a fictionalized biography of a French singer. I admire the writing style.