Le Livre de Poche: Un Coeur Simple (Other)

from whitewavedarling

I'd been meaning to read this one for some time, and it was perfect for what it is. It is beautifully written, and the characters feel frustratingly real. At the same time, I wanted to know more about what was going on in Felicite's head, and more about How she was the way she was. If I had, I fe...

from BobCulley

I enjoyed this portrait of an early 19th century maid in rural France. It depicts in a detailed and sympathetic way the emotional life of a woman who is fundamentally unsophisticated, but has deep feelings for the children of her mistress, for her nephew, and finally for a parrot. It could be vie...

from Poquette

The importance of this novella - also known as "A Simple Heart" and "Un Coeur simple" - was revived by Julian Barnes' 1984 book Flaubert's Parrot, which is the source of my interest in reading it. In an 1876 letter to a friend, Flaubert writes: Do you know what I've had on my table in front of me...

from AliceAnna

SPOILER ALERT! Geez, a bit depressing. A servant woman who has no love in her life except for a parrot (who dies). Excuse me while I go slit my wrists.

from lindawwilson

A novella. Somewhat charming, but overall not that good.