A review by isthisalice
The Lover by Marguerite Duras

4.0

Impossibly beautiful, poignant writing. Just sublime. The story was not the most exciting (which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5), but it was told skillfully through metaphors and abstractions (in which I admittedly got lost). The overall tone of the book is bleak, nostalgic and somewhat melancholy. I thoroughly enjoyed it, though I’m not sure I fully understood it, nor do I know how much there really is to understand here.