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A review by danni_faith
Enough about Love by Hervé Le Tellier
5.0
Perfection!
4/6/2018 Having just recently re-read this book, I have a clearer perspective on why I love it. I read this novel for the first time six years ago as a senior in high school, which is around the time I started reading more literary fiction. This novel is one of the first adult fiction novels I had ever read and for that it will always be special to me.
I read this novel in English, and I applaud the translator for her excellent work. This novel blends tenderness/intimacy, the highbrow, and the banal with elegance, resulting in a story that is equal parts charming and thought-provoking. Thomas, Yves, Anna, and Louise feel like real people who are experiencing real emotion. I think this book is for anyone who is interested in reading about how love works in the lives of older adults. The juxtaposition of the two relationships offer insight into the risk, whimsy, and endurance of love. As before I would have shouted from the mountaintops that everyone read this novel, I now feel that this novel is for a select few. If you enjoy heartwarming stories about love and also intellectual more deattached examinations of romantic relationships, I would suggest you pick up this novel.
4/6/2018 Having just recently re-read this book, I have a clearer perspective on why I love it. I read this novel for the first time six years ago as a senior in high school, which is around the time I started reading more literary fiction. This novel is one of the first adult fiction novels I had ever read and for that it will always be special to me.
I read this novel in English, and I applaud the translator for her excellent work. This novel blends tenderness/intimacy, the highbrow, and the banal with elegance, resulting in a story that is equal parts charming and thought-provoking. Thomas, Yves, Anna, and Louise feel like real people who are experiencing real emotion. I think this book is for anyone who is interested in reading about how love works in the lives of older adults. The juxtaposition of the two relationships offer insight into the risk, whimsy, and endurance of love. As before I would have shouted from the mountaintops that everyone read this novel, I now feel that this novel is for a select few. If you enjoy heartwarming stories about love and also intellectual more deattached examinations of romantic relationships, I would suggest you pick up this novel.