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Foam of the Daze
Foam of the Daze | Boris Vian
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Fiction. Translated from the French by Brian Harper. "FOAM OF THE DAZE is a novel like no other, a sexy, innocent, smart and sweet cartoon of a world which then begins, little by little, to bleed real blood until, in the end, the blood turns out to be our own. I read it nearly thirty years ago in its previous incarnation as Mood Indigo and I loved it then; it's still one of my favorite books in the whole world"--Jim Krusoe. "A kind of jazzy, cheerful, sexy, sci-fi mid-20th century Huysmans. Check it out. There is just no place like France"--Richard Hell.
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Bettinelu
Die Gischt der Tage | Boris Vian
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Dieses Buch ist ein Spektakel voller Fantasie. Und trotz aller Skurilitäten hat es mich in seiner Melancholie und Schönheit berührt. Vielleicht aber auch gerade weil es so faszinierend anders ist. Wie ein schöner seltsamer Traum

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IuliaC
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Surrealistic, poetic, magical, heart wrenching love story. Made me eager to also see how it was adapted into the 2013 "Mood Indigo" film

mirnas Il est formidable ce roman. Surtout l'atmosphère de la Rive gauche de l'après-guerre. 4y
IuliaC @mirnass Vraiment formidable, inouï et émouvant. Il me semble très original même pour l'époque de l'avant-garde où il a été écrit 4y
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Massimo_d
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7,5

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Eyelit
Foam of the Daze | Boris Vian
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🌟tagged book (the movie ended up being titled Mood Indigo) - and I actually had to request my library purchase it because they didn‘t have a copy.
🌟Wuvable Oaf - It caught my eye on the new release shelf at my library (ended up liking it enough to get my own copy a year later)
🌟none 😥- (edited - see comment below)
🌟johnny cakes (yum) and maple candy (yuck) were my first literary food ventures (obsessed with Laura Ingalls)
#weekendchat

Eyelit I just remembered - I have met an author... in a case of before they were famous. Amy Gentry used to volunteer at the agency I work at 😃 7y
CSeydel Oh that‘s cool! 7y
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Eyelit
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Some #romantsy #inthemoodforlove books I really enjoyed (the center is basically a stand in for any Jane Austen novel - though Persuasion is my fave) 😍 #seasonreadings2016

mllemay Persuasion is my favorite too 😊 8y
eastbaykate I love Persuasion too! 8y
TheLondonBookworm Love so many of these books 📚 ☺️ 8y
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Zelma Warm is the Bluest Color ripped me to pieces. ❤️ 8y
Zelma I mean, Blue is the Warmest Color. You know what I meant. 😆 8y
EloisaJames Great books! Rosie was such a wonderful book, in particular! 8y
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sofiaga
Foam of the Daze | Boris Vian
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Long weekend act II

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sofiaga
Foam of the Daze | Boris Vian
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Got the best spot to read today. #nofilter

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sofiaga
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Breakfast with a friend, yoga class and a new book. I had a great Sunday morning.

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Arianna
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Il libro ti risucchia nel mondo deliziosamente surreale di Vian. La storia di un amore surreale, la prima parte dove tutto può succedere. La seconda invece cambia drasticamente, i toni si fanno più cupi. Ogni personaggio ha le sue ossessioni che portano a morire lentamente che crescono come malattie. Tragicamente romantico.

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parandawn
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I was quite young when I red this (13yo) and I hated the books that were given to read during French classes. but this one was my favourite, very poetic, with beautiful, funny and wit descriptions, but quite a sad story. it's one of my favourite books ever