11 Must-Read Modern French Books 

Love the orange lids

Huge fan of your reviews! Thank you so much for suggesting such beautiful books!!❤️❤️

I loveeee your recommendations so much!! Im not sure if you’ve done a video of just your all time favorites? Maybe genre focused like classics? Just found ur channel and loving it sm!

I'm trying so hard to find any reviews for An Apartment on Uranus. I'm glad you reviewed it and I know I can find it from your channel. I've been contemplating to proceed buying this book or the King Kong Theory one by Virginie Despentes. & now after watching your review, I guess it's time to proceed with the checkout. Great review as always!

Just found your channel - needless to say my to buy book list has grown!! 🧡🧡

Some great recs here! I haven’t read any of these. Hopefully my bumpkin rural library can get some of these.

This vid couldn't have come at a better time! Trying to get more into French lit. Mercii

You keep adding to my TBR pile. Finally reading To The Warm Horizon.

I just read The Revolt because of your recommendation and absolutely loved it

The Mad Women's Ball did just come out on Prime, and I really liked it. Not sure how close it stuck to the book, but from your description of it, it sounds pretty close. The ending felt rushed, I guess, I've seen some people complaining about that, but it worked for me simply because when it comes to the patriarchy and women's suffering, I don't think there is an ending, there's just small moments snatched from the endless cycle of oppression. But again, I don't know how close it sticks to the book. It's a really great film though, and it made me want to read the book, and look into more French writing, which makes this video very fortuitous for me. I'm adding all of them to my TBR!

I've actually blew through the Mirror visitor series (the first three books) on audiobook earlier on this year.. It's by no means the best fantasy series I've ever read, but I've had a lot of fun with it. Escapism in the purest form ;) I've actually read another French novel in August "No touching" by Ketty Rouf and I've really enjoyed it - I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about it if you ever get hold of it!

Finally found the time to watch this. Love French literature. Big thing over here, we have a lot of it translated into German. Have read a lot of great stuff over the years.

I can tell I will love this video but must save it for later to fully enjoy. I’m on Grandma Duty! Cheers.

The revolt book was cool. Checking out the others!

I can't remember if you read The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. I'm reading it now and it's excellent

Some of these book prompts are so unique. How do you discover these books? I want to keep finding unique books like these

Wow! I like 7h ago found that book on the shelf. Because it was the only one I would like to say it found me. I was like 30min in the bookshop without picking anything....ready to give up for the day when it happend. I am really curiose how will it turn.

How is it that i trust only you with book recommendations

14:44 reminds me so much of Perfume by Patrick Süskind

Great reviews and summaries, but Decoin is pronounced [dikwen] the n is nazalized. Thank you for all your hard work.

Like your videos a lot ... I do have one request... If it seems reasonable to you... Please mention the books in a list below in the description in all your videos....thanks

I want all of these now lol. Shit. Ty for the recs. 😅

I need to give French literature another try! Some years ago, I read a few French novels one after the other - and hated all of them. With a vengeance. Books literally flew through the room. (And apparently, I have completely erased the titles from my mind. No, wait, one of them was "La Disparition de Stephanie Mailer", "The disappearance of Stephanie Mailer". Many people love it, I think it's a hot mess, and not in the fun way.) After that, it became a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, but I think I'm ready for a fresh start.

Is there a place to buy the original books in French?

What do you think of "Fresh Water for Flowers" by Valerie Perrin? I loved it.

I am currently creating an online French literature course to be marketed and sold by my company, LinguaTute. This would be an 8-week long course consisting of one live class (1.5hrs) every week, which will be taught by a PhD French literature student at Oxford University. I'd really love to hear people's opinions on what should be included in this French literature course - in return I can offer you a 10% discount on the course (which we will begin delivering around the end of May/beginning of April - specific date is still to be decided). If you would like to have a chat with me and help to shape the future of this course, please respond to this comment. Thank you!!

Are those books suitable for B1/B2 level students?

It's so strange, that to find any recomendations about french books you need another language.

Reading recommendations from a stranger: try Nightwood by Djuna Barnes and Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet (if you haven't already). PS. I really enjoy your work, the videos on Ishiguro especially were stellar!!

I loved this book, but the ending ruined it for me.

"I do not like war: I'm a pacifist" A lot of thought went into that remark.