A review by samarakroeger
The Possession by Annie Ernaux

dark emotional tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

My first Ernaux but I’d hazard a guess at not her best. 

The whole time I was reading it (not long, to be fair) I couldn’t figure out if it was a memoir or a work of fiction. I still don’t know, honestly, because on the back of the book it’s tagged as a memoir but on here it’s labeled as fiction. A mystery for the ages, I guess. 

All in all, I just wanted a little bit more from this. 

Only half a day after reading this, I have almost erased it from my memory and have been struggling to even remember the title.  Yikes.