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laurevannieuwenhove's review
1.0
Terrible! What crazy characters...
At a certain point she gets anorexic and all her mother says is how beautiful she looks now?! And when she starts eating again,she calls her huge?
It's not a surprise that Plectrude went crazy at the end.
The story was sometimes very boring, with pages of descriptions that added nothing at the storyline.
Overall i give it 1 star because the autor isn't that bad at all.. But i don't think i will read something of her again very soon..
I only picked it up in the first place because i had to read it for my french class..
At a certain point she gets anorexic and all her mother says is how beautiful she looks now?! And when she starts eating again,she calls her huge?
It's not a surprise that Plectrude went crazy at the end.
The story was sometimes very boring, with pages of descriptions that added nothing at the storyline.
Overall i give it 1 star because the autor isn't that bad at all.. But i don't think i will read something of her again very soon..
I only picked it up in the first place because i had to read it for my french class..
casspro's review
5.0
This is a gorgeous short novel. The suffering of both the mother and child is heartbreaking and beautiful. I can't stress enough how I wish there were more novels translated from Nothomb, or that I spoke French.
reneephan's review against another edition
2.0
over romanticised, not thick in ideas but succinct. no conclusion really, which just makes me wonder if it’s a spew of nothomb’s ideas of this story more than wondering as a reader if there’s an hidden meaning (there is not)
freddie's review against another edition
3.0
The story is kinda whimsical in a grotesque way. The story carries an absurdist tone with how it handles murder, eating disorder, obsession etc. I later learned that the story turns out to be a fictionalized biography of a French singer. I admire the writing style.
readacorn's review against another edition
5.0
Name ist Schicksal. Davon ist Lucette überzeugt, als sie ein Kind erwartet. Diesem Kind soll ein aufregendes Leben vergönnt sein, deshalb entscheidet Lucette sich für die totale Extravaganz, für einen Namen, den sie in einem Lexikon des 19 Jahrhunderts gefunden hat: sie nennt ihr Kind Plectrude.
Dieses Buch hat mich überrascht, zum Lachen gebracht, unterhalten, in Spannung versetzt, verzaubert, berührt, gefesselt, erstaunt und meinen Wortschatz erweitert und das auf 147 Seiten.
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Dieses Buch hat mich überrascht, zum Lachen gebracht, unterhalten, in Spannung versetzt, verzaubert, berührt, gefesselt, erstaunt und meinen Wortschatz erweitert und das auf 147 Seiten.
Highlight.
inesuniverse's review
2.0
Le style et l'écriture ne sont pas déplaisants, mais l'histoire est mal approchée, et j'ai trouvé la fin ridicule. Mais bon.
guadagar's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
itsgiuliabtw's review against another edition
3.0
2.75
la seconda parte mi ha lasciato alquanto perplessa
la seconda parte mi ha lasciato alquanto perplessa
kristenmtan's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
read for french class !
read a whole ass novel in french???? and understood what was going on most of the time???? no way
end was very weird but i quite liked most of the book!
je pense que je liserais un autre nothomb quelque jour! ou au moins un autre roman français
read for french class !
read a whole ass novel in french???? and understood what was going on most of the time???? no way
end was very weird but i quite liked most of the book!
je pense que je liserais un autre nothomb quelque jour! ou au moins un autre roman français