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A review by miranda08
Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
5.0
“Little soul, gentle and drifting, guest and companion of my body, now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore. But one moment still, let us gaze together on these familiar shores, on these objects which doubtless we shall not see again....Let us try, if we can, to enter into death with open eyes...”
I had a hard time getting into this book, the first 80 pages or so was a very slow read for me but then something happened and I finished the remaining ~200 pages in one day. Halfway through I wanted to reread it before I had even finished the book.
The language is absolutely beautiful, and I wish my French was good enough to even think of attempting to reread it in its original language.
I had a hard time getting into this book, the first 80 pages or so was a very slow read for me but then something happened and I finished the remaining ~200 pages in one day. Halfway through I wanted to reread it before I had even finished the book.
The language is absolutely beautiful, and I wish my French was good enough to even think of attempting to reread it in its original language.