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A review by cher_n_books
Strike Your Heart by Amélie Nothomb
3.0
3 stars - It was good.
She had often observed people’s incredible ability to forget: they forgot what didn’t suit them, or rather, they forgot when it suited them to forget - in other words, very often. Now she could sense the intensity of her mother’s pain, and the sincerity of her forgetting.
A terse novel that aptly portrays a narcissistic parent/child relationship, but it does not come close to conveying the gut punching toxicity that David Vann weaved in [b:Aquarium|22668848|Aquarium|David Vann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425051530s/22668848.jpg|42171031].
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Favorite Quote: To impose its reign, jealousy needs no motive.
First Sentence: Marie liked her name.
She had often observed people’s incredible ability to forget: they forgot what didn’t suit them, or rather, they forgot when it suited them to forget - in other words, very often. Now she could sense the intensity of her mother’s pain, and the sincerity of her forgetting.
A terse novel that aptly portrays a narcissistic parent/child relationship, but it does not come close to conveying the gut punching toxicity that David Vann weaved in [b:Aquarium|22668848|Aquarium|David Vann|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425051530s/22668848.jpg|42171031].
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Favorite Quote: To impose its reign, jealousy needs no motive.
First Sentence: Marie liked her name.