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No Et Moi (2007)

by Delphine de Vigan(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

225312480X (ISBN13: 9782253124801)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Le Livre de Poche

review 1: I chose to read this book due to an assignment for English on homelessness. I stumbled along this book and it was perfect because: one, I love France: two, I find the subject of homelessness very interesting. I was really excited to read this book, and I only had little time to do so, so it helped that it was only a couple of hundred pages long. I loved that the book didn't sugar-coat anything. It was very realistic and it didn't try to explain all the answers to why people felt a certain way or give you what you wanted to hear, because in real life it isn't like that. I like the author's style of writing because I prefer first person. Although I loved this book, the ending ruined it for me! I know it's not meant to be a happy ever after but it was just so unclear. It felt... more as though the author only had another hour to write and just quickly wrote the ending. (Spoiler). Lou and Lucas went through so much just to get No to stay around for longer, then No and Lou decide to run off to Ireland but while they're waiting for the train, No just leaves and never comes back. I was then expecting an explanation to why she left, but all I got was a weird kiss scene and then the book ended. I know before I said I liked that the book didn't try to explain everything, but I like it at the end because it sums up the story and gives you a clear understanding of what you've read. It just frustrated me because I loved this book so much.Overall, I think it is definitely worth reading. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and I might end up reading more by Delphine de Vigan.
review 2: I really enjoyed this short novel which I had picked up as I knew there is a French movie based on the book which I now would like to see sometime. The story is of Lou the central character who is in her early/mid-teens living in Paris with her parents. She is bordering on the brilliant with obsessional tendencies which is written in the first person in a very sympathetic and endearing way. Her promise in the future is immense and her voice is clear and open on the the page. The school project she embarks on sees her interviewing a young homeless woman - the character No - who she sees on her way to school each day is the catalyst to her development and facing up to her particular reality. The way in which the author expresses what happens to Lou and her struggles to grow up with her spirit intact is a quick, touching and sweet read. less

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