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L'Envie (2011)

by Sophie Fontanel(Favorite Author)

2.53 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

2221126955 (ISBN13: 9782221126950)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Robert Laffont

review 1: I read the book rather quickly at a eatery over-looking the Mississippi River ( so I was relaxed)and found the brief divisions (chapters) to be sensual and thoughtful. I appreciated her accomplishments (editor, author, etc.)but was puzzled by her seemingly sudden decision to experiment with a self-imposed life-style of celibacy given her apparent ease (taking her at her own words) around men. If I understand her correctly, she simply felt that the men in her circles were takers and not givers and she was tired of doing all the giving. When she had the opportunity to step back and study the lives of her close acquaintances, and some of the unusual practices they were engaged in, and their apparent unhappiness, her self-analysis improved. She wisely used her period of abstin... moreence to rebuild her damaged psyche and figuratively, her body. Her description of her process was witty, engaging and sensual.
review 2: I thought this was going to be a tawdry memoir or one those those French women do it better books on not having sex. Instead the book is series of philosophical introspective abstract vignettes from her years of "sleeping alone". At first I found the author annoying because it was so obvious she needed a break from men because early on her life she created a template for relating in men in a submissive and unhealthy manner. But after I got over that I started to enjoy her commentary on her life and how it affected those around her.Quick read. less

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