Reviews

Fire in the Blood by Irène Némirovsky

debnanceatreaderbuzz's review against another edition

5.0

Silvio has returned to his homeland after many years’ absence. He is generally a recluse, but he does spend time with a few friends and relatives from his past, including his cousin Helene and her daughter Colette and his neighbor Declos. Silvio is now an old man and he observes his younger friends with sharp eyes: Silvio sees how the young are driven by fire in the blood, an illness to which he deems himself to now be immune.

rbiddy's review against another edition

5.0

A very dreamy little bit that flew by. It reminds me of "The Origins of the World", another dreamy short French bit. I really liked the narrator and his somewhat short-tempered opinions of youth and other people's messes. The story itself is completely predictable, but the way it's told is lovely.

I gave this to Mary as a birthday gift, and she gave it back to me to read, which, although I don't know if it was premeditated, was perfect timing on her part.

jamiereadthis's review against another edition

4.0

To be so small, hardly finished, precariously salvaged: it's a downright gem of a novella.