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Une Vie
Une Vie | Guy de Maupassant
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IuliaC
A Woman's Life | Guy de Maupassant
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I found this one as an ebook and as I haven't seen the movie, I thought I should give it a try. It turned out to be just as captivating as a film. The prose is soft and beautiful and produces so many different emotions. In 19th century traditional French countryside, we see how women's lack of choice led to the decline of an aristocratic lady who can't but remain passive while her life progressively worsens.

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TheBookHippie
A Woman's Life | Guy de Maupassant
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Catsandbooks Thanks for sharing! Also I love it when I find someone who shares my name. Leila is not too common so when it happens, it's exciting 😂❤️ 2y
TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks ♥️♥️♥️ 2y
vlwelser Love this author. I have one of her newer books on my TBR. But ZOLA 100%! I love Zola. 2y
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TheBookHippie @vlwelser love Zola. Love. This is on my TBR I can‘t find a copy around here😩🤦🏻‍♀️ so I‘ll have to order one. 2y
vlwelser Which Zola are you looking for? Or do you mean Leila? 2y
TheBookHippie @vlwelser I meant the tagged book! 🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♀️still need more sleep apparently 🤣🤦🏻‍♀️😩 2y
vlwelser I think we all need more sleep. That could have meant just about anything. 😂 2y
TheBookHippie @vlwelser 🤣💯 I‘m off to my doctor where I‘ll be yelled at for not sleeping enough 😬. 2y
TheBookHippie @vlwelser Literal first words.......so I see your sleep data from your Apple Watch and.............in other words BUSTED. OY. 2y
vlwelser Technology is the worst sometimes. It reminds me why I stopped charging my fitbit. 2y
TheBookHippie @vlwelser It is not so fun. I have never slept much. Ever. I worked night shift nursing for 20 years. But even as a child -nope-did not sleep. My grandma even at 98 up til 3 am slept til 9am . What can ya do? ugh.....and yes I stopped the read to my chart now ! BAHAHAHAHA. 2y
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Leniverse
Une Vie | Guy de Maupassant
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I'm about to read a novel with a female protagonist, and the entire introduction is all about what a manly man the author is. From a long line of manly men even. Robust, masculine, sober style and virile impartiality, vigorous language. He was a soldier too. I don't know... Was Gosse trying to reassure male readers that their masculinity would not be harmed by reading a French book about a woman? 😆

BarbaraBB I think he does! 3y
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BookwormM
Une Vie | Guy de Maupassant
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Takeaway from this one Trust No-One. Poor Jeanne is very naive and everyone takes advantage.

Julian is a truly horrible person and I am glad he got what was coming to him.

The original Abbé was an interesting and complex character and I loved the way he understood human nature.

Interesting way to explore a lot of themes related to every day living.

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Une Vie | Guy de Maupassant

La vie, voyez-vous, ça n‘est jamais si bon ni si mauvais qu‘on croit. Tr: Life, after all, is not as good or as bad as we believe it to be. #quote #lifequote. I believe we all know that, it‘s part of growing up.. The way perceive our life has a huge impact on how we live it.