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marilupignetta's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
_andreeaaaa_'s review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
equalopportunityreader's review
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
neex's review
- Loveable characters? No
3.5
I only picked this up because someone added it to the A play published after 1980 prompt for the
The StoryGraph’s Genre Challenge 2022 reading challenge, and I have no interest in reading plays so a 64-pager seemed like the best option.
Annoyingly, this isn't actually a play, so now I have to find something else. 🙄
Big fan of no plot, just vibes stories, so will definitely be picking up more from Yasmina Reza, though most likely will read them in their original french for full immersion.
Annoyingly, this isn't actually a play, so now I have to find something else. 🙄
Big fan of no plot, just vibes stories, so will definitely be picking up more from Yasmina Reza, though most likely will read them in their original french for full immersion.
what_i_have_read's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
annemaries_shelves's review
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I bought this because my name is in the title and I couldn’t resist.
It’s a very short novel (novella or long short story really) of a rather unlikeable but compelling aging actress ruminating on her successes and failures of fame, her more successful competitor and friend Gigi, aging, and other random bits. It’s largely stream of consciousness with paragraph breaks so the formatting isn’t for everyone but it makes for a quick read.
Won’t stick with me beyond the title but I did appreciate how the author created a fully realized and flawed character in 55 pages.
It’s a very short novel (novella or long short story really) of a rather unlikeable but compelling aging actress ruminating on her successes and failures of fame, her more successful competitor and friend Gigi, aging, and other random bits. It’s largely stream of consciousness with paragraph breaks so the formatting isn’t for everyone but it makes for a quick read.
Won’t stick with me beyond the title but I did appreciate how the author created a fully realized and flawed character in 55 pages.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia
libbysbookshelf's review
ANNE MARIE THE BEAUTY by YASMINA REZA translated by ALISON L STRAYER
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Kicking off Women in Translation Month with this little beauty.
The novella is about an aged, retired actor, who retells anecdotes about her life in the theatre. Told entirely in her voice as if she were being interviewed, the prose is conversational and fluid.
It’s translated from French and I consciously tried to imagine the accent in my head as I was reading. I pictured an old, but glamorous woman, sitting in an arm chair, smoking, and sharing nuggets about her life. She spoke about her mother and father, her husband and child, her friends and their kids. It felt real, but also it felt fictionalised and I liked that about it. It could quite easily be performed as a one-woman show.
Touches of comedy, drama and a pinch of heartache, this novella creates a moment in time.
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[AD- PR product] thanks @turnaround_books
Kicking off Women in Translation Month with this little beauty.
The novella is about an aged, retired actor, who retells anecdotes about her life in the theatre. Told entirely in her voice as if she were being interviewed, the prose is conversational and fluid.
It’s translated from French and I consciously tried to imagine the accent in my head as I was reading. I pictured an old, but glamorous woman, sitting in an arm chair, smoking, and sharing nuggets about her life. She spoke about her mother and father, her husband and child, her friends and their kids. It felt real, but also it felt fictionalised and I liked that about it. It could quite easily be performed as a one-woman show.
Touches of comedy, drama and a pinch of heartache, this novella creates a moment in time.
#annemariethebeauty #yasminareza #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookrecommendations #bookreview #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrec #womenintranslation #womenintranslationmonth
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