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3 août 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
De toute façon, je n'aime pas trop résumer les livres que je lis et mes commentaires sont rarement très longs, mais là, je n'ai même pas le droit de le faire puisqu'il y a des tas de gens qui n'ont pas encore lu le dernier tome d'Harry Potter et participeront...
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16 juillet 2007

Michael Tolliver Lives (Armistead Maupin)

Michael Tolliver Lives (Armistead Maupin)
I had been checking the library Web site since June 12, but somehow they had not received the book. I was finally able to go pick it up last Wednesday. I could not wait to read this book (sorry Stevens) and I was not disappointed. Would it sound corny...
15 juillet 2007

The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)

The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
What a lovely book, so touching! It reminded me of Kawabata, not because the writer is originally from Japan, but because of the subtlety and nuances I love in Kawabata. Stevens, the perfect butler, takes a motoring trip in his employer's Ford. On the...
11 juillet 2007

L'Exposition coloniale (Erik Orsenna)

L'Exposition coloniale (Erik Orsenna)
J'ai eu du mal à entrer dans ce roman. Et pourtant, il avait tout pour me plaire : l'époque, les voyages, les colonies, etc. Il y avait peut-être trop de choses. Bon, j'ai quand même persévéré et j'ai trouvé la deuxième moitié plus intéressante. Mais...
2 juillet 2007

Baby Brother's Blues (Pearl Cleage)

Baby Brother's Blues (Pearl Cleage)
Well, a good book, but definitely not as good as Some Things I'd Never Thought I'd Do. There is more of that supernatural story line in this book that I did not care for in the first novel. And I was a bit disappointed that Pearl Cleage added some characters...
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22 juin 2007

The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (Debra Dean)

The Madonnas of Leningrad: A Novel (Debra Dean)
This novel felt so mechanical to me, it was all description with no soul. I wondered if the author had been to Leningrad before she wrote the book. After reading the author's note at the end, it did not seem she had. She gives a bibliography and indicates...
14 juin 2007

Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do (Pearl Cleage)

Some Things I Never Thought I'd Do (Pearl Cleage)
Pearl Cleage had me scared for a few pages there when Regina Burns' aunt has a vision of a man who's been looking for her niece for several centuries. I don't mind a little supernatural, but I was hoping it would not be a big part of the plot. I am relieved:...
10 juin 2007

Le tableau du Maître flamand (Arturo Pérez-Reverte)

Le tableau du Maître flamand (Arturo Pérez-Reverte)
Bon livre et bon suspense. Je n'ai pas trop accroché à cause des longues descriptions (je préfère quand il y a de l'action) et des échecs (jeu qui ne m'a jamais passionnée il faut le dire). En revanche, les personnages, les références historiques, les...
1 juin 2007

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)

Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Despite the difficulty I had getting used to the black speech used in the book, I really enjoyed this story of a woman trying to find herself. The story is so simple, and yet so touching and moving. It tells the story of a black woman in the 30's, who...
23 mai 2007

Batouala (René Maran)

Batouala (René Maran)
Après la lecture de la préface de René Maran (écrite en 1937, soit 16 ans après la publication du roman), je m'attendais à un plaidoyer très virulent contre le colonialisme. Le roman a fait scandale, René Maran a subi de nombreuses insultes et a dû démissionner...
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