A review by simonlitton
Bonjour tristesse by Françoise Sagan

3.0

I had my doubts: a first novel by a 18-year-old French girl about how much she hates her stepmother. But it turned out to be more nuanced and self-aware than I'd feared. It's still fairly thin and navel-gazy, but it's well observed and involving, although the ending is pretty abrupt and I'd have liked more exploration of the consequences and aftermath.