false <![CDATA[Hunting and Gathering]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170348549m/47780.jpg 47780 28 Prize-winning author Anna Gavalda has galvanized the literary world with an exquisite genius for storytelling. Here, in her epic new novel of intimate lives-and filled with the "humanity and wit" (Marie Claire) that has made it a bestselling sensation in France-Gavalda explores the twists of fate that connect four people in Paris. Comprised of a starving artist, her shy, aristocratic neighbor, his obnoxious but talented roommate, and a neglected grandmother, this curious, damaged quartet may be hopeless apart, but together, they may just be able to face the world. 1262306 book 2004 Hunting and Gathering total:980|5:19|4:12|3:6|2:4|1:1| 980 4036 1479 251 5 3 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 14 08:55:05 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 14:16:50 -0700 2008
Translated from French to English, Hunting and Gathering is a character - rather than plot - driven, slice of life portrait. Somewhere within these pages, the main character finds herself at a boo...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Nov 05 15:40:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 05 15:45:26 -0800 2007 Hunting and Gathering is a perfect example of a character-driven novel. Nothing really monumental or dramatic happens, and instead the story is supported entirely by the four main characters. They are: Camille, a cleaning lady ...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 07:53:49 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 07:53:49 -0800 2007
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Gavalda's style is at once minimalistic and incredibly colorful and pr...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 17 19:44:45 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 08 07:19:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 11:56:19 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 12:47:58 -0700 2008
This book, this book, this book.

*Sigh*

It is lyrical in that way that only books translated from French can be. I rarely underline or highlight while reading fiction, but this book gave my pen a work out. It was just lovely.

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I think that this novel about a group of four unlikely misfits that become friends is both profound and touching. Camille is an anorexic and lonely artist. Philibert her intellectual and aristocratic neighbour is the one who initially rescues Cam...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 18 07:06:26 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 11:22:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 00:30:21 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 01:31:34 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 14:04:25 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 23:03:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 10:07:58 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 13:27:12 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 13:53:37 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 06:30:29 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 28 22:47:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 22:55:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 08:42:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 15:31:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=47780