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Tant qu'on est tous les deux
« Dans le combiné, ta respiration rythme tes pas sur un parquet sonore, oh tu sais... Tout ira bien tant qu’on est tous les deux.
Ta déambulation s’interrompt. On a eu beaucoup de chance de tomber l’un sur l’autre, notre fusion s’est opérée dès le premier jour, comme une évidence. Les gens ne comprennent pas, parce que la société est individualiste, mais le couple, ça ne casse pas l’individualité, ça la renforce, ça la respecte. Mes parents étaient pareils, moi ça me barbait quand j’étais petite. Ils s’aimaient tant que ma mère a eu des problèmes de santé dès que mon père a disparu.
Je rebondis, mais vous deux, c’est encore autre chose.
Retrouvant un souffle serein, tu inspires longuement. Des couples qui ont notre histoire, notre trajet, tout ce que nous avons traversé... Oui, il n’y en a peut-être pas beaucoup. »
La romancière Gaël Tchakaloff a vécu, jour et nuit et des mois durant, au cœur du réacteur, au plus près du pouvoir et de ceux qui l’incarnent : le président de la République et la Première dame. Tant qu’on est tous les deux perce l’armure, les secrets, l’histoire d’amour et les conquêtes d’un homme et d’une femme qui ne ressemblent à nuls autres : Brigitte et Emmanuel Macron. Famille, amis, entourage politique, détracteurs... De fidélités en trahisons, chacun livre sa vérité.
Ta déambulation s’interrompt. On a eu beaucoup de chance de tomber l’un sur l’autre, notre fusion s’est opérée dès le premier jour, comme une évidence. Les gens ne comprennent pas, parce que la société est individualiste, mais le couple, ça ne casse pas l’individualité, ça la renforce, ça la respecte. Mes parents étaient pareils, moi ça me barbait quand j’étais petite. Ils s’aimaient tant que ma mère a eu des problèmes de santé dès que mon père a disparu.
Je rebondis, mais vous deux, c’est encore autre chose.
Retrouvant un souffle serein, tu inspires longuement. Des couples qui ont notre histoire, notre trajet, tout ce que nous avons traversé... Oui, il n’y en a peut-être pas beaucoup. »
La romancière Gaël Tchakaloff a vécu, jour et nuit et des mois durant, au cœur du réacteur, au plus près du pouvoir et de ceux qui l’incarnent : le président de la République et la Première dame. Tant qu’on est tous les deux perce l’armure, les secrets, l’histoire d’amour et les conquêtes d’un homme et d’une femme qui ne ressemblent à nuls autres : Brigitte et Emmanuel Macron. Famille, amis, entourage politique, détracteurs... De fidélités en trahisons, chacun livre sa vérité.
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November 3, 2021
One star, only because less cannot be given.
I usually tend to avoid giving one star, at least to recognise the “artistic fatigue” that an author has to put in his/her work, however in this case even 1-star seem excessive. The book is one of these books that have managed to be published only because the editor knew it would have sold good copies and eventually it makes sense because a book on the youngest French President and his much older femme for sure would have attracted a large audience. As a non-native speaker, I cannot judge the style though it seems fairly plain and rather journalistic, what is a total void is the content.
The book lacks focus and after having read it it’s not clear what is the subject, is it Emmanuel? Is it Brigitte? Both? Neither? Well, is not clear. References about the history of this couple are poor, basically you won’t learn more than what’s already on Wikipedia and also their personalities in the end are not clearly drawn. Macron (Emmanuel) seem to be a rather clueless man who became President almost by chance without even being so interested in politics, is a solitary man (without friends, or at least this is what they say), always running late, surrounded by incompetent people and that has built an image of well-educated man, passionate about culture when actually he is not, or maybe he is? Well, is not clear since in one chapter an anonymous source is quoted saying that his culture is very popular and then, some chapters after the man that has curated the artistic part of the Elysée states the opposite. The book is filled with anonymous people talking sh*t about this man, but why? What they say is purely subjective and does not lay on any concrete example so is just pointless and seem more a personal feeling (of envy?) rather than an objective trait his character. However, if most of the content of the book can be just labelled as superficial, empty and envy-driven, on the other hand, I found seriously bad that the author titles the chapter describing the sleeping habits of the President (basically two hours of sleep, Red Bulls and sleeping pills) and his hyperactive nature "cocaine", is she suggesting something to the reader? if not, tasteless decision for a title.
Moreover, the book is full of pointless scenes, public events that are not needed because are well available on YouTube, or even speeches that are reported word for word but why? What is the point of this paper waste? Like the Napoleon one, is the author trying to draw a parallelism between the two men? If so, more than a speech is needed. Then, portraits of characters that add no value to the whole narration, like the trainee that invites old men to candlelight dinners or the young man that has survived a genocide, what is the point of adding this story? Ah yes, maybe fill some pages.
Finally, the author wants to put herself at the centre of the narration. She seem to consider herself very relevant and she does not fail to communicate so in the book, but again… why? How this relates to the rest of the book?
Overall, I think this book is a missed opportunity that lacks focus and purpose. The author has broken her friendship with the couple to write a book that says nothing or at least does not reveal more than what is already available. In the end I cannot help but wonder, why has she wrote the book? money? fame? or this is just a personal revenge for something that is not mentioned in the book? Because overall the book does not deliver any useful information, rather it depicts a bad image of the President based on partial readings of events and anonymous people giving personal views without facts that justify them. To be even a bit useful, she should have picked one clear subject and develop it; since the book was advertised as an exposé of the presidential couple, she could have, for example, dig down more but in reality she remains high on the surface so basically she could have remained friends with them since she is really not disclosing anything personal.
One last point to the editor, the book is filled with voids and white pages, it would have been better to have less pages but less wasted space (let’s try to be environmentally friendly!)
I usually tend to avoid giving one star, at least to recognise the “artistic fatigue” that an author has to put in his/her work, however in this case even 1-star seem excessive. The book is one of these books that have managed to be published only because the editor knew it would have sold good copies and eventually it makes sense because a book on the youngest French President and his much older femme for sure would have attracted a large audience. As a non-native speaker, I cannot judge the style though it seems fairly plain and rather journalistic, what is a total void is the content.
The book lacks focus and after having read it it’s not clear what is the subject, is it Emmanuel? Is it Brigitte? Both? Neither? Well, is not clear. References about the history of this couple are poor, basically you won’t learn more than what’s already on Wikipedia and also their personalities in the end are not clearly drawn. Macron (Emmanuel) seem to be a rather clueless man who became President almost by chance without even being so interested in politics, is a solitary man (without friends, or at least this is what they say), always running late, surrounded by incompetent people and that has built an image of well-educated man, passionate about culture when actually he is not, or maybe he is? Well, is not clear since in one chapter an anonymous source is quoted saying that his culture is very popular and then, some chapters after the man that has curated the artistic part of the Elysée states the opposite. The book is filled with anonymous people talking sh*t about this man, but why? What they say is purely subjective and does not lay on any concrete example so is just pointless and seem more a personal feeling (of envy?) rather than an objective trait his character. However, if most of the content of the book can be just labelled as superficial, empty and envy-driven, on the other hand, I found seriously bad that the author titles the chapter describing the sleeping habits of the President (basically two hours of sleep, Red Bulls and sleeping pills) and his hyperactive nature "cocaine", is she suggesting something to the reader? if not, tasteless decision for a title.
Moreover, the book is full of pointless scenes, public events that are not needed because are well available on YouTube, or even speeches that are reported word for word but why? What is the point of this paper waste? Like the Napoleon one, is the author trying to draw a parallelism between the two men? If so, more than a speech is needed. Then, portraits of characters that add no value to the whole narration, like the trainee that invites old men to candlelight dinners or the young man that has survived a genocide, what is the point of adding this story? Ah yes, maybe fill some pages.
Finally, the author wants to put herself at the centre of the narration. She seem to consider herself very relevant and she does not fail to communicate so in the book, but again… why? How this relates to the rest of the book?
Overall, I think this book is a missed opportunity that lacks focus and purpose. The author has broken her friendship with the couple to write a book that says nothing or at least does not reveal more than what is already available. In the end I cannot help but wonder, why has she wrote the book? money? fame? or this is just a personal revenge for something that is not mentioned in the book? Because overall the book does not deliver any useful information, rather it depicts a bad image of the President based on partial readings of events and anonymous people giving personal views without facts that justify them. To be even a bit useful, she should have picked one clear subject and develop it; since the book was advertised as an exposé of the presidential couple, she could have, for example, dig down more but in reality she remains high on the surface so basically she could have remained friends with them since she is really not disclosing anything personal.
One last point to the editor, the book is filled with voids and white pages, it would have been better to have less pages but less wasted space (let’s try to be environmentally friendly!)
December 31, 2021
Le ou la proche d'un président ne devrait pas dire ça (ou en tout cas, ne pas trahir la confiance que le couple avait mise en elle (pour ensuite se plaindre de leur réaction, en plus...)).
Le livre est très inégal, avec beaucoup d'anecdotes sans intérêt (et sans rapport avec le sujet), d'extraits de discours disponibles ailleurs, ainsi que de nombreux propos rapportés, dont certains nous en apprennent quand même un peu plus, comme ceux de Bernard Blistène lorsqu'il évoque la relation des Macron avec l'art, mais certains en profitent juste pour exhaler leur rancoeur de ne pas avoir fait partie de l'aventure.
Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas le président, cela peut être une lecture intéressante, mais que ce soit l'auteure ou certaines personnes qu'elle a interviewées, chacun est persuadé de savoir vraiment qui est le président, ce qui n'est pas très réaliste (au moins Barbier reconnait-il qu'il y a un "mystère Macron").
Le livre est très inégal, avec beaucoup d'anecdotes sans intérêt (et sans rapport avec le sujet), d'extraits de discours disponibles ailleurs, ainsi que de nombreux propos rapportés, dont certains nous en apprennent quand même un peu plus, comme ceux de Bernard Blistène lorsqu'il évoque la relation des Macron avec l'art, mais certains en profitent juste pour exhaler leur rancoeur de ne pas avoir fait partie de l'aventure.
Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas le président, cela peut être une lecture intéressante, mais que ce soit l'auteure ou certaines personnes qu'elle a interviewées, chacun est persuadé de savoir vraiment qui est le président, ce qui n'est pas très réaliste (au moins Barbier reconnait-il qu'il y a un "mystère Macron").
May 31, 2023
Je referme ce livre en n'ayant absolument pas compris quel était son propos... une biographie plus ou moins autorisée mais pas trop mais quand même ? Une déclaration d'amour (ou d'amitié comme chantait Céline) au couple Macron ?
Je ne sais pas, mais je n'y ai franchement trouvé aucun intérêt, à l'exception du chapitre sur le Rwanda, mais cela n'avait rien à voir avec Brigitte ou Emmanuel Macron.
Une série de petites vignettes éparses ni chronologiques ni thématiques où on apprend que le Président travaille beaucoup beaucoup et que son épouse et lui s'aiment de façon fusionnelle. De quoi faire un article dans Paris-Match peut-être mais pas un livre.
Je ne sais pas, mais je n'y ai franchement trouvé aucun intérêt, à l'exception du chapitre sur le Rwanda, mais cela n'avait rien à voir avec Brigitte ou Emmanuel Macron.
Une série de petites vignettes éparses ni chronologiques ni thématiques où on apprend que le Président travaille beaucoup beaucoup et que son épouse et lui s'aiment de façon fusionnelle. De quoi faire un article dans Paris-Match peut-être mais pas un livre.
December 9, 2021
Livre, lu en un jour! Ce lit vraiment facilement, est très bien écrit par ailleurs! Il relate la vie du couple Macron de façon très particulière mais très intéressante!
May 14, 2023
Une narration intéressante, des anecdotes de vie. Se lit facilement et rapidement.
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