Robert Des Noms Propres

The Book of Proper Names: A Novel | Amelie Nothomb

so-so

This is one of the 12 books I picked for my reading around the world. (I have a blog for that). Anyway this was more about mental illness then I thought it would be. I liked the story but could not relate to the characters.

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jessicarenee

Robert Des Noms Propres | Amelie Nothomb

I got this from the library today. It will be my first book in French of the year. I haven't read any Amélie Nothomb since college and I'm excited! #languagelearning #infrench

CouronneDhiver Je veux lire un peu plus en français cette année aussi... la bibliothèque ici n'a jamais des nouveaux romans... est-ce qu'il y a une magasin online que vous recommandez? ??Bonne chance! 8y

jessicarenee @CouronneDhiver merci! je trouve bcp de livres en français à half price books. Et j'utilise un service à ma bibliothèque où je peux emprunter des choses de quelques universités dans l'état - et c'est comme ça je trouve les titres nouveaux. Je n'achète pas très souvent les romans en ligne. 8y

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BooksForYears

The Book of Proper Names: A Novel | Amelie Nothomb

#ReadJanuary Day 8 - Book with a Proper Name

Too obvious? 😉😂

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Marchpane Well played 👏👏👏 8y

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Zelma Perfectly played! 😆 8y

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BooksForYears

The Book of Proper Names: A Novel | Amelie Nothomb

#PhotoADayNov16 Day 18 - Headless Cover

A vividly tragic story about a young,talented ballet student and the overwhelming societal pressures she experiences in every facet of her life.

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Marchpane Amelie Nothomb wrote a book about ballerinas! How did I not know this? 8y

BooksForYears @Marchpane It's like Black Swan meets Carrie, with a dash of Hansel & Gretle 8y

Marchpane OMG that sounds incredible 😳 I'll have to track it down - Nothomb's books can be hard to find. 8y

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Ceri

The Book of Proper Names: A Novel | Amelie Nothomb

I like this 'cause A) Despite being a sweeping generalisation it's still too often depressingly true and B) "...haunts their masturbatory obsessions" is a killer turn of phrase.