I picked up this short novel in a bookstore some time ago, and put it in my purse this week to read, but got so engrossed, I had to finish it quickly.Garance begs a ride to a family wedding from her older brother Simon and his wife, Carine. Garance, along with her other siblings worships Simon as the oldest and smartest in the family, and as the one who remains calm despite any provocation. Carine, however, is not loved. She is a pharmacist, and germ-phobic, as well as haughty and rigid in nature. Garance and her older sister Lola love to find ways to taunt and annoy Carine. Lola has just gone through a divorce and isn't sure she's up for the wedding, but calls while they are enroute to get picked up as well. Carine is rather put out by the presence of the sisters, as she had left their children with her mother hoping for couple time with her hubby.Once at the wedding the three siblings discover their brother Vincent won't be coming as they expected, and Simon unexpectedly suggests they ditch the wedding in favor of visiting Simon.The story then tells of the weekend spent by the four siblings as they lose themselves in the joy of each others' company and their memories of the past.A lovely novel, with characters that one wants to know better. Also ich war von diesem Roman wirklich enttäuscht. Nach den Kurzgeschichten unter dem Titel "Ich wünsche mir, dass irgendwo jemand auf mich wartet" hätte ich mir mehr erwartet.Ich finde die Handlung banal und die Charaktere so oberflächlich gestaltet, dass es für mich logisch schwer nachvollziehbar war, welche Gründe bzw Eigenschaften hinter dem stecken, was sie tun oder sagen. Insgesamt war ich gelangweilt und hatte den Eindruck, dass Anna Gavalda diesen Roman eher lieblos aufs Papier geworfen hat.Doch vielleicht ist mein Anspruch an Literatur zu hoch oder der Roman hat in der Übersetzung an Ausdrücksstärke verloren.Sorry für die schlechte Kritik! Kreatives Talent hat Anna Gavalda ja. Außerdem stecken auch in diesem Buch viel Mühe und Arbeit, die Wertschätzung verdienen. Deshalb vergebe ich doch zwei Sterne.
Do You like book Karkumatka (2001)?
Seemed more like a short film. Different, but glad I didn't pay $15 to read 100 pages.
—Taylor
Une petite déception...Trop court et juste sympa...
—karafrost
Petit livre vite lu, sympathique mais c'est tout.
—cas020
