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Mein Hungriges Herz : Roman (2006)

by Agnès Desarthe(Favorite Author)

3 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

3426638339 (ISBN13: 9783426638330)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Knaur

review 1: Couldn't finish this one. Some of the words I saw in reviews for this book were "tender" and "profound." I disagree. I thought it was self-indulgent, myopic and whiny. Oh, Myriam had beautiful ways of looking at things. She could wax eloquent about food and herbs growing in a garden, but couldn't find it in herself to love her own son. I was trying to stick it out, but when she was able to feel all that maternal love for a child not her own--that was the last straw. Wallow in self-pity all you like, my dear, but I am done reading about it.
review 2: Blah. Was not what I expected at all. Was anticipating something a bit more like Chocolat, but this was a lot darker and had less food. Not sure if it's a translation problem, but the writing is more stream-of-consc... moreiousness than I like. The [spoiler alert] story of what happened to the protagonist & her baby was really horrifying to me. (I know the author meant it to be, so well done there, but I'm glad I wasn't pregnant while reading--seriously, don't read this if you are pregnant.) less

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