A review by freshlybakedbread
Nadja by André Breton

Don't go into this expecting the surrealist fantasies of Dali's paintings or even a significant plot; this follows the Surrealist ideals from the idea of surrealism as a way of changing your perspective on the world and daily existence. Breton grapples with the age-old creative struggle of portraying a fully realised portrait of a person, so instead goes for snapshots of their interactions and walks around Paris where Nadja's personality and passions occasionally burst through to him. The noted quotes and collected drawings of her's are glimpses of her own creative inspirations; this book just made me wish she could've had a chance to be an artist such as Breton and the company they kept.