tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post8600831456520790426..comments2024-03-29T13:51:01.039+01:00Comments on Let's read: Gavalda, Anna "Hunting and Gathering"Marianne http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-78512760864874787452022-09-23T18:10:06.855+02:002022-09-23T18:10:06.855+02:00You might be right there, that might have been a p...You might be right there, that might have been a problem. As I already mentioned, no, I wouldn't call it chick-lit, either.<br />The books I read were <a href="https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/gavalda-anna-i-wish-someone-were.html" rel="nofollow">Je voudrais quelqu’un m’attende quelque part</a> and <a href="https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/gavalda-anna-95-pounds-of-hope-35-kilos.html" rel="nofollow">35 kilos d’espoir</a>. I did like them both, preferred the latter because it was a proper book rather than short stories but even the short stories were nice.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-28228662233599740862022-09-22T20:01:04.413+02:002022-09-22T20:01:04.413+02:00Well, as you know, now I read it and enjoyed it a ...Well, as you know, now I read it and enjoyed it a lot. I liked what she did with the characters, and she touched lots of important French themes. Mostly, she did great with the flowing writing, with tons of references and cultural jokes. Maybe difficult to catch if you haven't lived in France these past decades. I did explain several references to my Mexican student, who had no way to even see there was a joke. <br />I think it is too existential to be classified as chick-lit<br />You wrote on my blog that you preferred other books by her. Which one did you prefer?Emma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-36313436746056733792022-03-16T11:19:24.689+01:002022-03-16T11:19:24.689+01:00That probably explains it. I read it because someo...That probably explains it. I read it because someone in the book club suggested it and it was chosen by the members. They showed the film in the original in a nearby cinema later and those of us who spoke French went and watched it. It was alright but, no, not my thing.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-64998025283248918312022-03-15T17:37:38.073+01:002022-03-15T17:37:38.073+01:00Hmm, I'm not too hopeful. I can't even fig...Hmm, I'm not too hopeful. I can't even figure out why I even bought his book. Maybe it was one of the rare books in French when I went to a book sale somewhere. We'll see how it goesEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.com