pickI‘ve had this book sitting on my shelf for ages, so finally decided to dive in. The story definitely went places I wasn‘t expecting and was, frankly, shocking at times. That said, the book is almost entirely dialogue that rips along with a twist at the end. Fair warning, the main character is misogynist and vile and his dialogue is too. It wasn‘t a perfect book, so a low pick. #europacollective
pickI like her sarcastic style and exquisite approach on common philosophical themes with unusual and peculiar characters and circumstances.
Zoile and Astrolabe experience a love story so unique and disappointing that Zoile decides to comit suicide by highjacking an airplane to destroy the Eiffel Tour.
"To love a place, you have to see it from above. This must be why we imagine God above the Earth: otherwise how would he be able to love us?"
pickThe incipit is a tribute to the biographic event of Dostoevsky and to Aureliano Buendia from the 100 years of solitude. The book tells about the simple and grotesque life of a diplomatic man, one of the most important of the Belgian society. My first book by Nothomb, the first of a long list. #firstblood #amelienothomb #nothomb
