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A review by extemporalli
Claudine in Paris by Colette
3.0
You really can see the dreaded Hand of Willy in here, what with all the nonsensical Sapphic titillations (I say, as a nonsensical Sapphic myself) and the in some ways really rather excellent sulky gay dude getting turned on by said titillations. And, you know, identifying the characters in Claudine fully with their real-life counterparts - I loathed Renaud (loathed!) and so objectively any ending that shoves Claudine and Renaud together is a terrible ending. Can't wait for her to kill him off, etc.
I quite liked Claudine's canny descriptions of loathsome Paris, which gives you black boogers and is never as beautiful as beloved Montigny. This novel and the next really leans into the contrast between country and city landscapes and manners, and I loved all the scenes where Claudine and Melie speak in dialect.
I quite liked Claudine's canny descriptions of loathsome Paris, which gives you black boogers and is never as beautiful as beloved Montigny. This novel and the next really leans into the contrast between country and city landscapes and manners, and I loved all the scenes where Claudine and Melie speak in dialect.