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The Elegance of the Hedgehog
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Do not get bogged down or hung up on the philosophy or vocabulary in this book, (one reader suggests having a dictionary close at hand)because beneath all of that is a heatwarming, brilliant, witty, bittersweet story.
I will read this again!
"Madame Michel has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside she is covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, she has the same simple refinement as the hedgehog: a deceptively indolent little creature, fiercely solitary--and terrible elegant. "
� Muriel Barbery (The Elegance of the Hedgehog)
I will read this again!
"Madame Michel has the elegance of the hedgehog: on the outside she is covered in quills, a real fortress, but my gut feeling is that on the inside, she has the same simple refinement as the hedgehog: a deceptively indolent little creature, fiercely solitary--and terrible elegant. "
� Muriel Barbery (The Elegance of the Hedgehog)
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May 11, 2009
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May 27, 2009
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"Love it! If you love language this book is for you! Brilliantly written."
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Jun 01, 2009 07:44PM
Sounds interesting!
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This title may be moving right up to the top of my to-read list. The title alone I find intriguing.
Your review prompts me to ask - what philosophy? (I haven't read the book myself.)
Maria wrote: "Your review prompts me to ask - what philosophy? (I haven't read the book myself.)"For instance: "I have finally concluded, maybe that's what life is about: there's a lot of despair, but also the odd moment of beauty, where time is no longer the same. It's as if those strains of music created a sort of interlude in time, something suspended, an elsewhere that had come to us, an always within never. Yes, that's it, an always within never."
� Muriel Barbery (The Elegance of the Hedgehog)
Got it! She's in love with her own phrases.
I just saw a movie trailer for this, entitled "The Hedgehog." In French, with subtitles. Looked good.
