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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “I loved this book. It's complex on so many different levels. First of all, it asks the question, "Does anyone ever really know himself?" It also analyzes love and the reasons one falls in love with another? Do you love someone because they're beautiful, successful, rich, intelligent, talented?...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I loved this book. It's complex on so many different levels. First of all, it asks the question, "Does anyone ever really know himself?" It also analyzes love and the reasons one falls in love with another? Do you love someone because they're beautiful, successful, rich, intelligent, talented? And do you really love them or just what that person represents to you (intelligence, etc.). And did Mathilde really love Julien, or just the idea of him and what he represented? She wanted to be a hero, so fell in love with a poor man with a lowly station in society. She was eventually able to live out her fantasy of fighting for a cause. I liked the ending. To let him live would have been to ruin the book. He died with so much potential for a future. The things we think we want in life are not necessarily what we want. I thought it was interesting that after he fires the gun, he abruptly realizes what he really wants in life. It is not what he thought he wanted before he fired the gun. Great book!! If you want a happy ending, don't read this book!”
Liz W wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One thing not noted about this book -- it's really funny!”
Ry R wrote this review Sunday, November 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great book, but the end is a bit melodramatic!”
Laura B wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Did not understand this book after a certain stage...what motivates the central character?”
Etienne D wrote this review Sunday, October 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A great piece of classic French lit. On W.Somerset Maugham's list of top ten novels ever written. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel for both style and content. I highly recommend it. The French writers of the early 19th century weren't nearly as uppity and pseudo-puritanical as the Brits of the same era. They told stories about real humans (Christian, yet human) in real situations that really happen to real Christian people; and real Christians have a libido, too, often stonger and more tormented that the norm. Jane Austen's characters never knew that. Jane sucks”
phil m wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Must reread”
Masha wrote this review Monday, June 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“influenced!”
Jen X wrote this review Wednesday, April 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Mijn favoriete liefdesroman ...”
Lodewijk de Groot wrote this review Monday, April 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Perfection.
Anaïs wrote this review Sunday, March 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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