3.55k reviews for:

The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Muriel Barbery

3.73 AVERAGE

slgreen's review

1.0

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This book wasn't for me.

honeybarbara's review

5.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

dinara123's review

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maddzierae's review

3.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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didn't love the start but enjoyed it more by the end

rviegasvega's review against another edition

3.0

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Si te gusta leer historias plagadas de personajes entrañables, este libro es para vos... Por momentos lo sentí lento y no me daban ganas de avanzar, pero me gustó el final y me alegro de haber perseverado.
Tiene algunas reflexiones que no comparto, me resultaron hasta desagradables. Pero es parte de la construcción de los personajes y sus puntos de vista...
No sé si es un libro para recomendar y no creo que sea memorable como leí en algunos lugares.

lovesperry's review

4.25

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Very French, took a bit to grow on me but loooved jt by the end. The end is cray tho, tears were shed.

tarahann's review

4.0

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An elegantly-written book with an effective parallel structure. The ending seemed a bit abrupt, but this is a common complaint of mine lately. Highlight was the extended phenomenology joke. A sweet and beautifully written book.

joep_38's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This may be the best book I’ve read so far. Incredibly well written, endearing, challenging…in one moment I laughed audibly and in another, I wept for the beauty and the experience of it all. 

maaramihgo's review against another edition

4.75

reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

racing_with_time's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring medium-paced