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Quickie: ENOUGH ABOUT LOVE by Hervé Le Tellier

2011 at 5am     Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky

enough about love herve le tellier other press

Published February 2011 by Other Press

How do I love this book? Let me count the ways.

I love it for its unpretentious erudition.

I love it for its remarkable lack of melodrama.

I love it for its understated French sensibility and its quiet wisdom.

I love it for its real, flawed, genuinely interesting characters.

I love author Hervé Le Tellier for examining the complexity of sex and relationships without judging his characters for their actions.

I love it for sentences like “Desire will not allow for simple explanations.”

I love it for presenting the beautiful messy-ness of love in many of its forms.

I love it for not giving in to the simplicity of a happily-ever-after ending.

I love it for amusing me, for making me think, for providing a window into other lives that helped me see my own more clearly, and for being the perfect companion on a quiet afternoon.

Enough About Love is delightful. And you should read it.

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5 Responses to “Quickie: ENOUGH ABOUT LOVE by Hervé Le Tellier”

  1. Rebecca Rasmussen on March 7th, 2011 11:06 am

    I love the way you reviewed this book! Perfect!

  2. Ash on March 7th, 2011 11:22 pm

    I don’t really have anything to besides what Rebecca said. Short and sweet, definitely makes me want to check this out!
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  3. Ms. Dawn on March 10th, 2011 12:58 am

    And just like that…I’m convinced. Added to my TBR list!
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  4. Adriana Hunter on May 2nd, 2011 2:22 pm

    I just chanced on this review while I was looking for something completely different on the internet. Thanks for the great review… and I can say: I loved translating this book.

    In case you’re interested, the same publishers, Other Press, are soon to publish a novella by Le Tellier (also translated by me) and he’s just finished a new novel.

  5. Laura on December 19th, 2011 5:33 pm

    Adorable review. I just quoted from it and linked to it on my blog for Top Ten Tuesday.
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