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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
20 ans après ma première lecture, confirmation que ce roman cruel et raffiné est sans doute parmi les 10 ou 20 plus grands romans français. Quelle réussite inégalée que les personnages de Valmont et Mme de Tourvel ! Quel dénouement à la fois tragique et juste.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Super boring! I'm so glad I'm done with it! I've had this book for like 15 years and can finally cross it off my list! Good for me!
È praticamente un noir senza la parte investigativa: è un libro crudele e duro, con personaggi freddi, calcolatori e corruttori.
Bellissimo.
Bellissimo.
This could easily be rebooted as a modern day tragedy: Horny bored rich people going at it, but with plot twists, and ending in demise. The ages would need altering though, as my modern brain kept finding that too vulgar to get past.
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Adieu, Marquise je ne vous dis rien de mes sentiments pour vous. Tout ce que je puis faire en ce moment, c'est de ne pas scruter mon coeur.
A very melodramatic book, and I can definitely see how it has inspired multiple movies and the genre generally. The Marquise de Merteuil and M. Valmont were both the epitome of that 'I think I will cause problems on purpose' meme.
It did annoy me slightly that at the end, the main surviving characters think the Marquise is the absolute worst while M. Valmont did a few questionable things but was ultimately a victim. No! They were both awful and treated people awfully while in a weird game/flirtation/competition with each other! Though in a very entertaining (to the reader) way. Some of their snark was hilarious. Similarly, the Chevalier Danceny skated out of it thinking he was pretty much innocent of everything except being tricked into killing Valmont in a duel, but he wasn't exactly a prince either. I suppose this is accurate to the characters/time period/sexism though.
It took me a while to get into it, maybe because I had to get used to reading the older prose. I also thought that the ending/moralistic consequences for everyone felt rather abrupt and perfunctory compared to the rest of the novel.
Finally, I thought the choice to have it be an epistolary novel was great - it really let you see the difference in how people wrote to different people and wanted themselves to be perceived.
It did annoy me slightly that at the end, the main surviving characters think the Marquise is the absolute worst while M. Valmont did a few questionable things but was ultimately a victim. No! They were both awful and treated people awfully while in a weird game/flirtation/competition with each other! Though in a very entertaining (to the reader) way. Some of their snark was hilarious. Similarly, the Chevalier Danceny skated out of it thinking he was pretty much innocent of everything except being tricked into killing Valmont in a duel, but he wasn't exactly a prince either. I suppose this is accurate to the characters/time period/sexism though.
It took me a while to get into it, maybe because I had to get used to reading the older prose. I also thought that the ending/moralistic consequences for everyone felt rather abrupt and perfunctory compared to the rest of the novel.
Finally, I thought the choice to have it be an epistolary novel was great - it really let you see the difference in how people wrote to different people and wanted themselves to be perceived.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rip Marquise de Merteuil you would've loved Blank Space by Taylor Swift
man these two got way too much time on their hands