My first attempt at a poem in English. I am used to writing in French only, but I guess I was inspired enough by the subject to find my words for this one... My english verses still need some polishing, but I enjoy working on it, so I'll try to craft more english poems in the future. (By … Continue reading Lovebirds
I discovered John Steinbeck in junior high school. We read Of Mice and Men (a french translation), and it shook me. It was tragic, but not just bluntly tragic : all of the characters felt "true" and the building of the story towards the ineluctable ending sounded realitic as well. I guess that's what touched … Continue reading East of Eden, by John Steinbeck
This book was my favourite in 2017, closely followed by La Belle Sauvage (which I reviewed here). Here is the blurb, my review follows. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories … Continue reading The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
I do not know much about classic English literature so I have decided to start filling this gap . On my list there are the works of the Brontë Sisters and Jane Austen of course, but I was also very interested in what I heard about Trollope's books. I love social chronicles and satires; and … Continue reading The Warden, by Anthony Trollope
I love fairy tales - stories set once upon a time in imaginary worlds, that take children in unexpected adventures and often teach lessons for life -, and I am a huge fan of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials universe, so I could not resist this gorgeous edition that puts together four of the tales … Continue reading Four tales, by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Peter Bailey
After more than ten years, what a delight to be back in Lyra's universe! I remember being mesmerised by His Dark Materials and left in tears by its ending. I was so desperate that my twelve year-old self vowed to rewrite the ending! I had borrowed the French version of the trilogy at the local … Continue reading La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman
Let's start this blog with a lovely fairy tale I read in October! I first heard about The Girl Who Drank the Moon in a New Yorker ad. The cover looked lovely and the critics were laudatory (plus, it got a Newbery Medal!) . So I decided it was a must read for me! I … Continue reading The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
