A review by d_iris
Chéri by Colette

3.0

I like Colette; she's a brilliant and vibrant writer. She can write a story that hits every sweet spot in your soul-- spots you didn't even know you had let alone understood until she presents it to you. But I didn't like Cheri--not the book or the story, because, again; she has a crazy talent for story telling, but the character. I hated Cheri. Talk about your perpetual little boy. He is a character who will never grow up; he thinks the world revolves around him and that that gives him the right to belittle everyone around him, bemoan his lot in life (Which is actually very blessed) and never learn or grow from the situations that he has lived through.

Lea is a better character, and you feel her hurt and disappointment more profoundly simply because of her age. In her almost fifty years of life this is the first time she's ever truly been in love and it's a troubled romance. Some women have no luck.

Colette's classic tale is reverent but it only garners three stars because Cheri drags down the plight with his frivolous and inconsiderate ways.