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The difference between comedy and tragedy comes down to perspective.
The story of a marriage that looks very different, depending on who’s telling the story. Lotto is an aspiring actor and womanizer when he meets Mathilde and is instantly smitten. The two marry quickly, despite the objections of Lotto’s mother. Thanks to Mathilde’s calm and unwavering support, Lotto eventually embarks on a successful career as a playwright. Their friends envy this charmed marriage. When Mathilde finally gets to ...more
The story of a marriage that looks very different, depending on who’s telling the story. Lotto is an aspiring actor and womanizer when he meets Mathilde and is instantly smitten. The two marry quickly, despite the objections of Lotto’s mother. Thanks to Mathilde’s calm and unwavering support, Lotto eventually embarks on a successful career as a playwright. Their friends envy this charmed marriage. When Mathilde finally gets to ...more
Absolutely loving this one. The writing is gorgeous and lush, the characters are so human and flawed and brilliant.
This is the story of a marriage told in two parts.
The first is a Dickensian Bildungsroman. The young man born to wealth has it all taken away by the death of his father. He must struggle and overcome. The David Copperfield question must arise. Will he be the hero of his own life, or will that role be played by another? What will be his fate?
The other part is of incomprehensible hardship. While others are rescued and supported, every pain and every mistake keenly felt by the other. There is no r ...more
The first is a Dickensian Bildungsroman. The young man born to wealth has it all taken away by the death of his father. He must struggle and overcome. The David Copperfield question must arise. Will he be the hero of his own life, or will that role be played by another? What will be his fate?
The other part is of incomprehensible hardship. While others are rescued and supported, every pain and every mistake keenly felt by the other. There is no r ...more
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Hmm....this book is interesting. This was our first book club pick of the new year, 2016, and it made for a meaty book club discussion. It was a slog to get through the first half, but picked up the pace in the second half. It is a book in which nothing is quite what it seems, or maybe that there is two sides to every story, and I like that.
There are two sides to every story...
Leaves me thinking about life versus life lived, how the actions of parents can affect the outcomes of their children and themes of love, respect and determination.
Stronger second half than first. Would have been 4 stars if they were equal.
Leaves me thinking about life versus life lived, how the actions of parents can affect the outcomes of their children and themes of love, respect and determination.
Stronger second half than first. Would have been 4 stars if they were equal.
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