Indeed, the beginning of this story comes from a rather unlikely situation where a US soldier involved in the Iraq war Amélie Nothomb writes in person to confide in her.
What follows is a litany of astonishing success of esteem writer because of his notoriety, the abundance of mail it receives and the cases often full of immodesty or navel-gazing which it has to deal ; the most difficult cases generally being the fact of those who write him long letters (we will understand, she insists she does not want the letters sent to him beyond a duplex, quality n ' being proportional to the amount, as in many other things). And, besides self-portrait standing on his reputation, was also entitled to anti-Bush views, anti-Iraq war, almost by anti-American times, or at best full of "Obamania" without much Reserves (Why not? But is this really the place?).
Amélie Nothomb she was there, lack of inspiration, lack of imagination, need to find a subject quickly, if necessary by reading some press and following current events, or evoking his daily? Hence my great initial skepticism and ideas of the aforementioned securities.
Then comes the heart of the matter, the story itself, the story with reference to central obesity.
The author continues to talk a lot of herself to indulge, but we find more style, personality, concern still centers. And above all, without wanting to say more about the story and leave you the pleasure of discovering, for those who are interested, appears Amélie Nothomb as we imagine (for those who have read all his novels) is -to say human, sincere, spontaneous, otherness that does not leave indifferent. In short, Amélie Nothomb endearing.
And, finally, even if the end (the last three pages) is still fetched and falls, in my view, in anything (which would fully justify the single star), I do not want to be severe and therefore opts for the three stars (I had assigned two last year, where the content was still far worse; the hierarchy of values will be better respected).
Now up to you to make your own mind. Like all novels of this author, two or three hours of reading you enough for that.
For my part, I had no preconceived idea discovering the book because I always keep me from reading reviews or evocations of the content before buying and, for now, no comment has yet been written on this page , not giving me any idea of the reactions that will lead this novel. I also miss not interested in it. I long to see you and how you perceive this latest production, for those who will share their impressions.
