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lolapasteque's review against another edition
3.0
Encre sympathique est un livre typique de Modiano encore une fois. Mais s'il publie ses romans c'est pour offrir quelque chose au lecteur ? Et non pas pour son propre désir d'ecrire, n'est-ce pas ? Ce livre n'est qu'un amas d'autres romans. Il y a un changement de narration injustifié. Est-ce pour rajouter une sorte de mysticisme autour des personnages ou bien pour détemporaliser cet extrait ? On ne sait pas. C'est peut-être la force du livre ? Mais on s'y perd. L'avantage néanmoins avec ce roman serait que la fin n'est pas avorté, ce qui donne l'impression d'avoir affaire avec une histoire bien présente, avec un début et une fin, en rupture avec les autres histoires de Modiano qui débutent mais ne finissent jamais. Que penser de cela ? Au final, peut-être moindre frustration pour le lecteur. Mais moi je ne lis pas Modiano pour l'action dramatique. Ça n'apporte rien. Et l'auteur modifie sa structure narrative pour ça. Ce roman n'a rien de plus, rien de moins. Mais il fait plaisir, parce que c'est Modiano.
littletenor's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
katrinpkirilova's review against another edition
4.0
Това е книга за времето, което минава през нас и след което остават фрагменти от спомени, недостатъчни, за да можем да подредим цялостната картина на един живот. В крайна сметка чуждото присъствие в дните ни може да бъде сведено до няколко минути или часове, може да бъде побрано в рамките на няколко десетки страници. Такова място се полага и на собственото ни присъствие в съдбите на другите. Лицата от снимките губят конкретни очертания и остава само едно усещане, че някога е имало нещо, но то вече не може да бъде напълно пресъздадено с помоща на паметта, тъй като тя не може да бъде приета за достоверен свидетел. Това обаче е книга и за случайността, която се превръща в конеца, свързащ дните ни в броеница, където може да се проследи скрития смисъл на всяко действие и събитие. Предопределението протяга ръка през хаоса на всички срещи, за да могат двама души да се открият сред остатъците от миналото, чието значение не се простира отвъд това рандеву.
3.5
3.5
dawn_chen's review against another edition
4.0
This one was…interesting. Uni English lit required reading. A very short book that explores the concept of memory and time ane those people who are on our mind maybe for a few minutes every other year but not know the face of. It feels very much like a fever dream, you walk with the protagonist through the daze. The blurb made it sounds like a detective novel, but it's simply a man's wondering through ages trying to paint a solid picture out of something that's intrinsically fog.
But somehow this made me feel good after finishing reading it. Like I was still in the dream. Like I don't need to think about waking up every minute I'm alive. Like the gaps filled with invisible ink will murmur my story to a stranger who will wait at the docks.
But somehow this made me feel good after finishing reading it. Like I was still in the dream. Like I don't need to think about waking up every minute I'm alive. Like the gaps filled with invisible ink will murmur my story to a stranger who will wait at the docks.
aellereads's review against another edition
4.0
Construite comme une enquête policière, Encre sympathique est une réflexion et une vision du monde très personnelle de la mémoire, de la quête d’identité et du temps qui passe.
La nostalgie, la mélancolie et le non-dit mènent cette recherche de souvenirs. On déambule à Paris, à Annecy et à Rome, en passant par des rues, ruelles, cafés de quartier, boutiques, galeries d’art…
Un périple intriguant, sympathique, voire même onirique au cœur des thèmes et des lieux qui sont chers à Patrick Modiano.
La nostalgie, la mélancolie et le non-dit mènent cette recherche de souvenirs. On déambule à Paris, à Annecy et à Rome, en passant par des rues, ruelles, cafés de quartier, boutiques, galeries d’art…
Un périple intriguant, sympathique, voire même onirique au cœur des thèmes et des lieux qui sont chers à Patrick Modiano.
akadie's review against another edition
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
jrl6809's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This book was so boring that even though I just finished it a few days ago I literally could nit tell you a single thing about it.
ceeceejay's review
3.0
Review of Invisible Ink: Patrick Modiano’s quiet literary novel, Invisible Ink, is a detective story that spans 30 years and multiple cities. It has all of the ingredients of a good story: a woman who disappeared into thin air; the people who knew her a version of her; and the main character who is quietly obsessed with the case.
The main character is working for the Hutte Detective Agency and he’s given the case of tracking down Noelle Lefebvre. His boss, owner of the agency, gives him instructions to pick up her mail, stake out a cafe, and ask if anyone had seen her. And almost from the beginning, the main character drums into our head that he’s a poor detective.
He’s not super chatty or outgoing, which could be a recipe for a cool story about a bumbling detective who somehow manages to find the vanished lady. But it never quite comes together that way. Sure this starts off as a job for him but he’s suddenly recounting things after 30 years and there’s no good reason that he would have become obsessed with a woman who’d vanished that long ago, especially with so little to go on.
He follows the clues along, finding out her apartment (where he steals her day planner, which cheered me up since it felt detective-y) and where she worked where her co-worker speculates if she’s dead.
Invisible Ink didn’t grab me. If you can tell by my review, I’m lukewarm about it. It’s more of a short literary novel with a sprinkling of detective story in it. And even though the main character devotes different moments in his life to finding Noelle, she never was fully realized as a character. She was someone to chase, but no reason why. There’s a tenuous connection to them maybe knowing each other from the same village but the main character never connects that.
Invisible Ink is a short book, meaning you’re going to finish it within a few days. But if it’s really a mystery you’re looking for, you may want to grab one of Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc mysteries instead.
The main character is working for the Hutte Detective Agency and he’s given the case of tracking down Noelle Lefebvre. His boss, owner of the agency, gives him instructions to pick up her mail, stake out a cafe, and ask if anyone had seen her. And almost from the beginning, the main character drums into our head that he’s a poor detective.
He’s not super chatty or outgoing, which could be a recipe for a cool story about a bumbling detective who somehow manages to find the vanished lady. But it never quite comes together that way. Sure this starts off as a job for him but he’s suddenly recounting things after 30 years and there’s no good reason that he would have become obsessed with a woman who’d vanished that long ago, especially with so little to go on.
He follows the clues along, finding out her apartment (where he steals her day planner, which cheered me up since it felt detective-y) and where she worked where her co-worker speculates if she’s dead.
Invisible Ink didn’t grab me. If you can tell by my review, I’m lukewarm about it. It’s more of a short literary novel with a sprinkling of detective story in it. And even though the main character devotes different moments in his life to finding Noelle, she never was fully realized as a character. She was someone to chase, but no reason why. There’s a tenuous connection to them maybe knowing each other from the same village but the main character never connects that.
Invisible Ink is a short book, meaning you’re going to finish it within a few days. But if it’s really a mystery you’re looking for, you may want to grab one of Cara Black’s Aimee Leduc mysteries instead.
nina83's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75