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bealovescaramel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This is so #doriangray #annakarenina #madamebovary coded !!! >_<
bluestarfish's review against another edition
4.0
In the first part of the book Gladys Eysenach is in a court room accused of murdering a young man. It was increadible as I read it how I really felt that Gladys is being judged so severely by everyone in the book and how that didn't seem fair and you hoped the judge would pass a lenient sentence on her.
After the sentence Irene Nemirovsky takes us back and gives us more of Gladys's history and her life and the events leading up to the murder and, well, lets say I ended up feeling very differently about her. What a woman! And also what an interesting study of the cult of youth and beauty. It's quite refreshing to read a book where the main character is so interesting without being likeable, and even more so when it's a woman.
After the sentence Irene Nemirovsky takes us back and gives us more of Gladys's history and her life and the events leading up to the murder and, well, lets say I ended up feeling very differently about her. What a woman! And also what an interesting study of the cult of youth and beauty. It's quite refreshing to read a book where the main character is so interesting without being likeable, and even more so when it's a woman.
karol22's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
fireth's review against another edition
4.0
I can't recall ever reading a book that is so captivating, and yet frustrating at the same time. So many times while reading, I just wished I could put my hand through the book and give Jezebel a hard slap. The phrase "Some people should not be parents" ring true for Jezebel.
laefe's review against another edition
3.0
Gladys Eysenach: la matrigna di Biancaneve versione anni '30.
lalettricesolitaria's review against another edition
5.0
Ogni romanzo di questa donna è come una coltellata dolorosa di cui non si può fare a meno. Dopo Due e Suite Francese, un altro mirabile passaggio di vita, un'altra storia al femminile colma di tragicità e di ferite. La giovinezza, desiderio e condanna della protagonista, trascinata in una vicenda lunga una vita intera, che attraversa il tempo consegnandoci una immagine lucida di una vita comune, condivisibile.
saraubs's review against another edition
3.0
Three stars because Nemirovsky is a master of characterization. She doesn't shy away from the darker side of human nature, which makes her characters interesting, flawed, and relatable. The novel itself read more like narrative non-fiction, with too much explicit feelings-dump for me to appreciate it fully. If reworked, it would make an excellent short story.