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carly_they_themsen 's review for:
Nadja
by André Breton
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
this was confusing!
overall i disliked this book, maybe id have enjoyed it more if i understood it better, but i also got the impression that if i did understand it, i would have found it very annoying and pretensious and french.
but it gets +1 star because i can see what an influence it had on elif batuman, and just made me admire her more for taking unenjoyable stuff like this and turn it into something so charming.
there were also some cool lines! i loved when she said she chose the name nadja because in russian it's the beginning of the word hope, and because it's only the beginning. i also love the final line, beauty will be CONVULSIVE or it will not be at all.
overall i disliked this book, maybe id have enjoyed it more if i understood it better, but i also got the impression that if i did understand it, i would have found it very annoying and pretensious and french.
but it gets +1 star because i can see what an influence it had on elif batuman, and just made me admire her more for taking unenjoyable stuff like this and turn it into something so charming.
there were also some cool lines! i loved when she said she chose the name nadja because in russian it's the beginning of the word hope, and because it's only the beginning. i also love the final line,
Content Warnings
fr*nch