Reviews

Los Colores del Incendio / The Colors of Fire by Pierre Lemaitre

_stephp's review against another edition

4.0

Ma lecture d'Au revoir là-haut m'avait laissée un peu perplexe. Je n'avais pas ressenti un engouement très fort pour ce livre, et j'ai parfois un peu peiné à avancer.
En revanche, j'ai beaucoup aimé Couleurs de l'incendie !
On retrouve Madeleine Perricourt le jour de l'enterrement de son père. Se déroule alors un accident qui va entièrement bouleverser sa vie.
Ce livre est l'histoire d'une chute, provoquée par des personnes malveillantes, et l'histoire d'une vengeance, qui se déroule patiemment, lentement, mais surement, implacable et sans concession. Et cette histoire est savoureuse !

rebk92's review against another edition

3.0

Lecture agréable, je peux pas mettre plus que 6 parce qu'adorés avoir lu le comte de monte-cristo, ce livre est décevant. Belle tentative d'hommage, néanmoins !

chasinghearts's review against another edition

5.0

Véritable fresque sur la société de l'entre deux-guerre <3 A la hauteur d'Au-revoir là-haut ! Hâte de lire le dernier livre de la trilogie.

emoust's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rtrnll's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

lebakasama's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

maren_hemsath's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

emsmols's review against another edition

3.0

The language is a bit funky, but the plot is fantastic, full of historical inputs, and some spicy moments!

jmatkinson1's review against another edition

4.0

On the day that her father is to be buried Madelience suffers further tragedy when her seven year old son falls from a high window and is left paralysed. Madeleine must look after her son and also her position as head of an important bank. However she has little head for business and trusts the wrong people, losing her inheritance and leaving herself and her son destitute. From this Madeleine has to build her life again in the Paris of the 1930s.
This is the second book in Lemaitre's trilogy set in Paris between the wars. I found this one quite difficult to engage with for the first section but once the plot had started to kick in properly I realised what makes Lemaitre so good. In common with many classical writers he takes a cast of characters and develops them slowly and with great care. Sometimes the prose drags a little but the sly humour is always there.

aliciapiron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence