false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172588776m/194091.jpg 194091 3 <div>When a girl falls into a deep and impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to disappear: A fat woman sprouts delicate wings and takes flight; a failed photographer stumbles into the role of pornographer; a beautiful young wife grows to resemble her husband's viol. And in their midst travels Madeleine, the dreamer, who is trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis as she leaves home, joins a gypsy circus, and falls into an unexpected triangle of desire and love. <br><br>An extraordinary debut, Madeleine Is Sleeping received jubilant critical acclaim and was honored with a National Book Award nomination. Part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, this "dream of a book" (Michael Cunningham) is an adventure in the discovery of art, sexuality, community, and the self. <br><br></div> 187716 2004 Madeleine Is Sleeping (Harvest Book) total:323|5:84|4:99|3:73|2:46|1:21| 323 1148 558 73 2 1 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 20:29:35 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:27:52 -0800 2009 yeah.

i like the *idea* of this book, but .................... does it lack charm? yes, maybe it lacks charm.

the dreaminess and the short passages (whose beginnings/endings sometimes made no sense) seemed to create chaos instead of adding ethereal tone. Or maybe just t...more...]]> 5 4 false false Sun Jan 13 17:28:28 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 14 17:47:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 16:34:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 06:56:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 14:03:35 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 21 22:26:38 -0700 2009
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I would suggest Jeanette Winterson and Jesse Ball as a related authors if you like this style of work (specifi...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 10:37:26 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 09:55:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Nov 24 15:30:38 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 15:30:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 12:50:31 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 13:00:51 -0700 2009
A lyrical novel, whose form reminded me of Light Boxes and The Pink Institution, but the story, for all of its magical realism, is solid - the unique characters are well-formed and compelled by solid motivations (lust, romance, revenge, etc), the story has romance...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:37:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 20:09:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 09:02:56 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 09:34:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 07 12:29:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 14:00:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 20 10:55:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 14:09:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Tue Mar 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jan 06 19:07:31 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 31 14:37:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 02:35:58 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 21:43:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 10:55:16 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 11:02:25 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 05 12:58:04 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:59:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:20:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 15:09:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 20:26:32 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 06:24:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 07:39:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 07:50:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 00:51:41 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 00:59:56 -0700 2007 the second storyline is ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=194091