false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255572695m/6532861.jpg 2967752 33 1531887 book 2006 L'´Elégance Du Hérisson total:6196|5:1782|4:2299|3:1317|2:530|1:268| 6196 23385 12508 2196 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 2 77 false Thu Mar 19 09:10:52 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 15:32:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 4 11 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 00:53:30 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 01:03:30 -0800 2008
Well, the five stars didn't even last 24 hours. Although I was swept up enough by the book to read it in one sitting - which should be acknowledged as a major point in the book's favor, by the way - some of its weaknesses become evident upon reflection. Unlike some of ...more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 1 16 false Wed Oct 22 17:34:25 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 18:37:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 1 17 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 00:51:15 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 23 10:12:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 3 9 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 08:01:09 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 02:50:33 -0700 2008 I give this one 3 1/2 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed the book -- the philosophical observations, the interweaving of the thoughts of the concierge with those of the precocious young Paloma, the idea that Art is important -- but, but... in the end, it just felt too...more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 4 15 false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 27 22:49:21 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 19 22:55:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 14 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 19 13:38:14 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 07 18:07:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 1 12 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 16:43:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 17:40:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 1 8 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:35:27 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 22:29:57 -0800 2009
After all the fuss I've read about this book, I expected something nearly...more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 12 false Thu Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 14:21:51 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 14:53:40 -0700 2008 1 The Elegance of the Hedgehog is about two very intelligent individuals, one a fifty-four-year-old concierge, the other a twelve-year-old girl, who hide their intellectual gifts in an effort to conform to what society expects from them. Both go relatively unnoticed by the rest of the inhabitants of ...more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 5 8 false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 05 23:25:57 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 27 06:30:10 -0700 2009 I just finished the book and I suppose it is better to let it sink in before I do a review, but since I do not think the following statements will be altered by further thought, I will state them now. First of all I rhink many who read this book will say OMG, it's a fair...more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 4 4 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 30 08:12:14 -0700 2008 Mon May 18 22:28:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 6 false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 18:42:26 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 09:32:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 5 false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 12:15:26 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 15 16:29:40 -0800 2009
A portrayal of damages souls who heal each other and triumph. And it contains one of the best recommendations of how best to live life: 'Look for moments o...more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 5 3 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 09:21:23 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 02 18:23:53 -0800 2009
(The above, thanks to Babel Fish, says something like: I can't speak French! But there is no image for the English edition of t...more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 4 7 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 14 20:18:37 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 24 08:38:41 -0800 2008 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 0 false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 06:24:04 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 03:06:05 -0700 2009 The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery



I loved this social satire and the "critique" of modern French manners and society through the three main characters.

Take one disenchanted 12-year-old child, smart but cynical for her age, add an equally cynical but li...more...]]> 5969276 9781933372 103 28 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228663644m/5969276.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5969276.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 5 4 false Fri Dec 19 19:41:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 19:41:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2967752 1933372605 9781933372600 5589 2002 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1240508801m/2967752.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2967752.The_Elegance_of_the_Hedgehog 4 5 false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 29 12:16:33 -0800 2008 Fri May 15 22:22:37 -0700 2009 The Elegance of the Hedgehog is an absolutely breathtaking book. Just stunning. Light and airy, yet penetrating, with bits of soft brilliance on every page. My goodness, what an astonishing book.

There are two narrators. The first is Renée Michel, a middle-aged concierge at an extremely ...more...]]> 1539711 2070780937 9782070780938 295 102 3.77 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184916657m/1539711.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1539711.L_l_gance_du_h_risson 5 2 false Tue May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 12:35:23 -0700 2008 Tue May 20 19:33:21 -0700 2008
What a lov...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6532861