Ep 42 | BOOKS UP CLOSE | February Reads 

I feel like it’s such a fine line between “telling me too much”, where the magic/mystery of the words is taken away, and “just giving me enough to take my breath away.”

loved this wrap up! very interesting insights, thank you so much for sharing ☺

Your February video prompted me to read “Change” by Edouard Louis again and I was again impressed by it. He leaves you thinking. Edouard shows a combination of calculated actions motivated by strong emotions. I was more aware in this book of his sadness at the loss of some aspects of his life in his native town, of the traces of affection for his father and of the very deliberate and rehearsed process of change he planned for himself. It raised question about the different indicators of class in France and UK, though I wasn’t too sure that the translation got it quite right in the examples of tea drinking or invitation to a meal but recognise that such social subtleties do not translate well from one nation and one language to another. (And also wondered why there are 4 different translators of the 5 books). I’m thinking that maybe I should see all 5 of his novels as forming a multi-volumed novel or book that provides different perspectives of the change from Eddie Belleguele to Edouard Louis. I looked forward to the publishing of this book and was not disappointed. I was delighted and caught up by it.

10:08 calling me out (I will give it back, promise 😂)