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A review by wayward_bird
Strike Your Heart by Amélie Nothomb
Nothomb crafts emotional and psychological experiences with spare, crystalline precision, leaving ample space for personal reflection. I also think that the journey with this particular book is enhanced by it's relatively short length; I couldn't help but devour it in one sitting.
Fortunately, I was blessed with a mother who showed neither contemptuous jealousy nor smothering possessive love, but the story still lingers in my mind as a cautionary tale for when I feel the toxic stirrings of jealousy within my own heart.
I would recommend this if you are interested in the subtle, and often cruel, mechanisms of the human heart, and an author who cleanly expresses them.
(I'm sure ample credit is due to the translator as well for keeping with the concise and potent tone!)
Fortunately, I was blessed with a mother who showed neither contemptuous jealousy nor smothering possessive love, but the story still lingers in my mind as a cautionary tale for when I feel the toxic stirrings of jealousy within my own heart.
I would recommend this if you are interested in the subtle, and often cruel, mechanisms of the human heart, and an author who cleanly expresses them.
(I'm sure ample credit is due to the translator as well for keeping with the concise and potent tone!)