I cried. I cried because I was Lou, because being so mature at a so early age was my adolescence. Because feeling at the same time so close yet so far with the "others" was kind of me at her age. I don't know what to say: "No and me" is that kind of book that leaves you with a sort of bitter smil...
No and Lou are vastly different, and not only in societal status. How these two ended up friends is complex and not really explained apart from their natural attraction due to loneliness. That being said, the story felt very raw and real, if only because homelessness was highlighted in such detai...
Chaque jour, Mathilde prend la ligne 9, puis la ligne 1, puis le RER D jusqu'au Vert-de-Maisons. Chaque jour, elle effectue les m��mes gestes, emprunte les m��mes couloirs de correspondance, monte dans les m��mes trains. Chaque jour, elle pointe, �� la m��me heure, dans une entreprise o�� on ne l...
This was my first book from the author, hence I cannot compare with previous novels. It is a tale of loneliness, ignorance and of gradual giving up on humanity. How many times we have felt what heroine Mathilde feels how many times we have been surrounded ...with masses of people and we never fel...
In the past, she used to have lunch with Éric, Jean or Nathalie. Sometimes they’d all have lunch together – the whole team. Now they disperse – some go to the canteen, others to the restaurant. They don’t tell her. Her allies have disappeared, they have taken the side roads. They are stealing out...