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  • Rated 3 stars

  “The story of a poor white boy from Mauritius; his family is driven out of their home by a greedy relative; he searches for treasure on the island of Rodriguez; joins the army and fights in World War I; returns to Rodriguez and Mauritius. The story is interesting at times, and there is a lot of good description (Le Clezio's specialty) and an undercurrent of criticism of French colonialism and greed. However, I didn't really like the novel. The main character just didn't gain my sympathy; he was a complete non-entity who never grew up or accepted any responsibility, he just drifts from one impossible situation to another while everyone around him is oppressed, and he is always just searching for some personal way out, some escape from reality for himself alone.”

  James F wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Un excellent livre sur la substance du bonheur selon moi.”

  Gautier p wrote this review Monday, October 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “I read this because the author won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and his most famous work, THE INTERROGATION, sounded like a snooze-fest. Something must have been lost in the translation because I did not find this novel involving at all. Long and involved descriptive passages might have been compelling in French, but not in English. I couldn't wait to finish it.”

  Jeff D wrote this review Monday, September 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “clezio is a beautiful, poetic writer and i admire his prose greatly but i could not connect with this book and didn't finish it; i will try more of his work.”

  Jean L wrote this review Thursday, March 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “JMG Le Clezio entreprend un long parcours vers son ancêtre dans une ile de l'hémisphère Sud. C'est un long parcours dans les traces de lui-même, puisque soi-même, c'est le résultat d'une accumulation de générations.”

  Jean-Marc G wrote this review Sunday, May 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No