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A review by rlesias
Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier by Patrick Modiano
2.0
I had little time to pickup a book at the airport.
The book was advertised as a Nobel prize winner, so I thought why not. It must be at least ok.
This is the first and last time that I buy a book by its cover...
The story is quite blurry. I guess it's done on purpose in order to give an impression of amnesia, which one of the central themes in this book, but still. For me, it was just one more reason not to feel concerned by what was going on.
Also, the style is good but not impressive.
I'm not 100% sure that some sentences are even grammatically correct:
p54 "Ainsi, certaines personnes dont vous croisez le regard." Even if it was correct, I just find it ugly.
p. 65 "Par la fenêtre, il l'avait vu s'éloigner vêtue de sa chemise..." instead of "il l'avait vue s'éloigner". This kind of mistakes in a Nobel prize winner is just too much for me.
The best aspect of this book was its length. Maybe, the author could have added 20 more pages to clarify what was going on and make the story a bit more compelling.
The book was advertised as a Nobel prize winner, so I thought why not. It must be at least ok.
This is the first and last time that I buy a book by its cover...
The story is quite blurry. I guess it's done on purpose in order to give an impression of amnesia, which one of the central themes in this book, but still. For me, it was just one more reason not to feel concerned by what was going on.
Also, the style is good but not impressive.
I'm not 100% sure that some sentences are even grammatically correct:
p54 "Ainsi, certaines personnes dont vous croisez le regard." Even if it was correct, I just find it ugly.
p. 65 "Par la fenêtre, il l'avait vu s'éloigner vêtue de sa chemise..." instead of "il l'avait vue s'éloigner". This kind of mistakes in a Nobel prize winner is just too much for me.
The best aspect of this book was its length. Maybe, the author could have added 20 more pages to clarify what was going on and make the story a bit more compelling.