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Une forme de vie
Une forme de vie | Amelie Nothomb
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-Ce matin-la, je recus une lettre d'un genre nouveau.-"Par une mise en abyme fictionnelle des plus reussies, la romanciere devoile ce qui fonde son rapport au langage et a l ecriture. En un mot, une forme de vie " Christine Rousseau, Le Monde des livres."
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writerlibrarian
Une forme de vie | Amelie Nothomb
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Mehso-so

An average Nothomb with some brillant parts. This is part of her exploration of her life as fiction. Amélie, the writer, has a correspondance with an American soldier in Irak. In Nothomb‘s classic way aka it‘s self-centred and a bit precious.
But, the idea is brillant. This soldier who gets hooked on food to combat fear, guilt in a war, society‘s views of being obese, celebrity and reconnaissance as a way to exist are done with panache.

writerlibrarian And keeps you reading. There is a lot of self reference to her own books, life, etc. That‘s tedious. The ending is very much Nothomb. Not surprising as I read this 10 years removed not because the ending is out of date but because it‘s so banal now which says a lot about the emptiness that can be found all around us right now. #booked2019 #fall #bookaboutaddiction (edited) 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds really unique. Thanks for the review! 5y
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writerlibrarian
Une forme de vie | Amelie Nothomb
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Stage 4 is for the sprinters. I'm gonna be done with the Nothomb tonight. It's an average one so far.
#readinginFrenchJuly

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writerlibrarian
Une forme de vie | Amelie Nothomb
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My yearly Nothomb. It will also fit in the read harder challenge. Stage 3, a few hills, a sprint and a long, long road. Sagan still has the green jersey. #readinginfrenchjuly #tourdefrancereading