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The Elegance of the Hedgehog is a beautiful novel. It is told by two perspectives: Renee Michel, a middle-aged concierge for a grand apartment house in Paris; and Paloma Josse, a precocious twelve-year old, who is contemplating suicide. The two characters are very much alike, in that they want to find the meaning in life.
I know I am not doing the book justice, but I think it should be read, going in blind, to really appreciate it.
I know I am not doing the book justice, but I think it should be read, going in blind, to really appreciate it.
Despite some brilliant sentences and observations about human nature and beauty, I find the actual plot disappointing. The story of a poor and plain woman meeting a rich man who is the embodiment of everything she wanted only to be separated by the premature death of one of them screams Victorian romance novel to me and I find it irritating.
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