A review by ireadb00ks
Claudine at School by Colette
4.0
a comic strip or sitcom. steady characters participating in a formula. it’s reasonably entertaining. a world soft and pretty with bearable conflict. the only deviation, an offhand mention of a newborn fed to pigs.
lots of verbal sparring. the drama and gossip of romances. school girls pinching, slapping, and squeezing one another. dresses, ribbon, and curls. improvised chewing gum, spilt ink pots, and contraband bottles of feminine invention.
no sex scenes. instead, continuous flirting and some suggestion. art is best this way.
it has not been nullified by time. light violence as a form of affection is still kinky. that they’re fifteen adds to the filth. the nonchalant presentation of homosexuality feels fresh.
the characters surely care for one another, but the book keeps the reader engaged by never satisfying the want for proof. friends continue to take pleasure in one another’s shortcomings. like That 70s Show.
claudine’s love for the woods sits at the top. the attention she gives to their description and her consistent return.
3 & 1/2 stars
lots of verbal sparring. the drama and gossip of romances. school girls pinching, slapping, and squeezing one another. dresses, ribbon, and curls. improvised chewing gum, spilt ink pots, and contraband bottles of feminine invention.
no sex scenes. instead, continuous flirting and some suggestion. art is best this way.
it has not been nullified by time. light violence as a form of affection is still kinky. that they’re fifteen adds to the filth. the nonchalant presentation of homosexuality feels fresh.
the characters surely care for one another, but the book keeps the reader engaged by never satisfying the want for proof. friends continue to take pleasure in one another’s shortcomings. like That 70s Show.
claudine’s love for the woods sits at the top. the attention she gives to their description and her consistent return.
3 & 1/2 stars