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A review by robwcote
Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye
2.0
I'm struggling to rate books like these on their own merits and not just as a part of a tedious trend of tedious books. But I do feel as though there's something about a lot of contemporary literature that just doesn't mesh with my tastes. And that's too bad.
This book was, above all else, boring. The translation, as has been noted by other reviewers here, seems to have created some problems. Other problems were caused by the writer's own habits. For the life of me, I can't figure out why she chose to explore certain moments in the way that she did. More than once, I felt like I was witnessing a bad bit of writing that had been papered over with language that suggests profundity, yet is empty.
It's unfortunate, because the points of view of a couple of the characters ought to have been really interesting to read. They just weren't. I was just glad this book was short.
This book was, above all else, boring. The translation, as has been noted by other reviewers here, seems to have created some problems. Other problems were caused by the writer's own habits. For the life of me, I can't figure out why she chose to explore certain moments in the way that she did. More than once, I felt like I was witnessing a bad bit of writing that had been papered over with language that suggests profundity, yet is empty.
It's unfortunate, because the points of view of a couple of the characters ought to have been really interesting to read. They just weren't. I was just glad this book was short.