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mzfatma's review against another edition
4.0
I read this book as it was recommended to me by a French tutor. It is a whimsical tale of a young girl's childhood in France. I dare anyone to read it without a smile playing at their lips. A lovely Sunday morning read.
rana_heshmati's review
4.0
آخراش، انگار عجیب تموم شد. نفهمیدم چرا یهو رفتن پیش مامانش. یا چرا دوستش اونطوری غیب شد و ...
ولی ملیح و زیبا بود و لذت می‌بردم از تصور کسی که عینکش رو برمی‌داره تا دنیا تار و نرم شه و بره تو خیالاتش.
ولی ملیح و زیبا بود و لذت می‌بردم از تصور کسی که عینکش رو برمی‌داره تا دنیا تار و نرم شه و بره تو خیالاتش.
teresatumminello's review against another edition
4.0
We always stay the same, and the people we have been in the past go on living until the end of time.
Just as you’d expect of Modiano, none of the ‘mysteries’ about Catherine‘s father are resolved in this very charming book, and that’s just fine. I don’t recommend buying the book if you’re expecting ballet to be a focus. The main element is the love Catherine has for her father, and vice versa.
My favorite part is Catherine’s reasoning for when she removes her glasses. One of her reasons reminded me of my great-aunt, how she and I said we couldn’t hear as well with our glasses off, though no one else in our family understood.
Just as you’d expect of Modiano, none of the ‘mysteries’ about Catherine‘s father are resolved in this very charming book, and that’s just fine. I don’t recommend buying the book if you’re expecting ballet to be a focus. The main element is the love Catherine has for her father, and vice versa.
My favorite part is Catherine’s reasoning for when she removes her glasses. One of her reasons reminded me of my great-aunt, how she and I said we couldn’t hear as well with our glasses off, though no one else in our family understood.
ilse's review against another edition
5.0
We always stay the same, and the people we have been in the past go on living until the end of time.
Utterly charming, tender and moving story on a father and a daughter, delightfully relatable for this since childhood bespectacled reader who used to be on ballet class for years as well.
You don’t wear glasses when you dance. I would practice not wearing my glasses during the day. The shape of people and things lost their sharpness and everything was blurry. Even sounds became muffled. Without my glasses, the world lost its roughness and became as soft and downy as the big pillow I used to lean my cheek against before going to sleep. When I wore my glasses, I saw the world as it was. I couldn’t dream anymore.
We would stand there, the two of us, Papa’s hand on my shoulders, without moving. We looked as if we were posing for a photograph, I took off my glasses, and Papa took off his. Everything around us became soft and fuzzy. Time stopped. We felt fine.
It is true, magic exists, and sometimes it comes in the shape of a book, pairing Jean-Jacques Sempé's poetic illustrations with Patrick Modiano's melancholic prose.
Utterly charming, tender and moving story on a father and a daughter, delightfully relatable for this since childhood bespectacled reader who used to be on ballet class for years as well.
You don’t wear glasses when you dance. I would practice not wearing my glasses during the day. The shape of people and things lost their sharpness and everything was blurry. Even sounds became muffled. Without my glasses, the world lost its roughness and became as soft and downy as the big pillow I used to lean my cheek against before going to sleep. When I wore my glasses, I saw the world as it was. I couldn’t dream anymore.
We would stand there, the two of us, Papa’s hand on my shoulders, without moving. We looked as if we were posing for a photograph, I took off my glasses, and Papa took off his. Everything around us became soft and fuzzy. Time stopped. We felt fine.
It is true, magic exists, and sometimes it comes in the shape of a book, pairing Jean-Jacques Sempé's poetic illustrations with Patrick Modiano's melancholic prose.
itselvv's review against another edition
تحكي "كاثرين" عن طفولتها مع والدها، بعدما غادرت والدتها لبلدها الأم امريكا، بقيت هي ووالدها في فرنسا لفترة، يظهر في القصة أن للأب عمل مشبوه وغير قانوني، لكنني لم أكن قادرة على فهم ماهيته، عمومًا، يحكي الكتاب عن حياة الأبنة وأبيها، ولقطات من العمل المشبوه وشركاء الأب في ذلك.
الرسومات أجمل مافي الكتاب، أعتقد أني اكتشفت أسلوب رسم مفضل جديد! أما عن القصة، فلم أفهم ما يحاول الكاتب قوله، أهو يلمح لأمرٍ ما؟ أم يصور فترة زمنية معينة؟ لوهلة ظننت أنها سيرة ذاتية وليست رواية خيالية (وفي بعض من ذلك ثناء على أسلوب الكاتب) فإنها بذلك تمتلك قيمة وعبرة أقوى، لكن كراوية حاولت فهم القيمة أو الرسالة ولكن للأسف باءت محاولتي بالفشل.
lilawood's review against another edition
5.0
If you want to read a warm book about Paris, New York, family pride and a beautiful relationship between a dad, a daughter and dancing, pick this book. It is so sweet that I almost cry while reading. And I never cry with books!
missdaisy17's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25