";s:4:"text";s:5426:"Leila Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt. Your local Waterstones may have stock of this item. It's been a long time since a book has left me bereft of words.
The story dos the work, and the author is non-judgmental. But overall I preferred Lullaby. .
Topics of Conversation: A novel A mother, ambivalent about motherhood, employs a nanny to care for her children. . “Adele” is different than “The Perfect Nanny”. Ugh. Please try again. Her writing is honest and unglamorous and just makes sense to me. Through out the book there is a darkness that grabs the reader and pulls you in, but one I finished the book the feeling never left me. But it was a quick read and i hate to stop in the middle. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Leila Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, one of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year, for which she became the first Moroccan woman to win France's most prestigious literary prize, the Goncourt.
März 2019 Following Lullaby, which I loved , I had high hopes for this book.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2019 More so: it describes the suffering of any person of any gender, fighting the throes of addiction. I was really looking forward to reading this but majority of the book is just describing her poor attempts at getting sexually satified. Was left disappointed... Just like Adèle tbh haha. It was an easy read, it only took me 3 evenings. Februar 2019 It’s written in the third person, so it’s ‘she’s does this, he does that’. This seems to me a pointless novel, no insightful takeaways or deeper understanding of the characters or the illuminating details that thrilled me in Slimani's earlier novel. Leila Slimani is the bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny, one of The New York Times Book Review 's 10 Best Books of the Year, and Adèle, for which she won the La Mamounia Prize. One of last year’s biggest literary breakouts was Leila Slimani’s Prix Goncourt winning novel One of last year’s biggest literary breakouts was Leila Slimani’s Prix Goncourt winning novel Yes! “Shocking . Having read Lullaby by the same author I was eager to read her new book.
Yes, a CAPITAL 'S': Adèle is addicted to alcohol (she's described as 'drunk' many times), drugs (marijuana and occasionally cocaine), plus sex. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Her private life though is bleak: a secret sex addict, she joylessly sleeps with any and almost every man she comes across, each degrading coupling becoming more desperate and unfulfilling. The ending was terrible. Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 17. This book is extremely unique and is interesting to read from Adele’s point of view - there are many times I wanted to reach out and shake her and say WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! Chanson douce (Prix Goncourt 2016) (Nrf) I normally plough on, but gave up after page 29, it was that bad. I think because Richard was not a very sympathetic character — too weak. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern. The writing is meticulous and precise and takes us into the labyrinth of addiction, yet the hidden is present, always, like an addiction itself. but I hated this book so much I feel it needed saying.I read a lot, a wide variety and I rarely give up on a book. Dieser Artikel kann nicht per 1-Click® bestellt werden. She has held out for a week now." Adele is a character who "wants to be devoured, sucked, swallowed whole . In 2016 she … Slimani is a virtuosa of extremely precise observation of human animals. but, that’s exactly what feeds this story. A supper uncomfortable read. She writes with a direct and edgy style that is straight to the point. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. I liked the descriptions of Paris where she lives. but I hated this book so much I feel it needed saying.I read a lot, a wide variety and I rarely give up on a book. Why? Courageous and skilled writing. Bitte versuchen Sie es später noch einmal.Wir konnten Ihre Stimmabgabe leider nicht speichern.
She dissects modern motherhood through her stories. 'Slimani is a fearless writer who pulls back the curtain to show what secretly thrills and terrifies women...a riveting and psychologically rich novel, its final pages particularly stirring. so beautiful I didn't want it to ever finish , " how wonderful it would be to get paid for her talent of giving men pleasure ", Adele is fabulous as she is terrible , up there with novels , Hausfrau and Wrecked as European fiction at its best , I hope they make this into a moody pouty French film. While reading i don't wonder where we're headed, or how long is left.. . Adèle has been good. Therefore I settled for a 3.There is something about leila slimani’s writing and stories that seem to resonate with me. Overhyped. Adèle is about a doctor’s wife who is a mother to a young son. . Everything was just so confusing.