Books
by Delphine de Vigan
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No and Me |
Lou Bertignac is thirteen with an IQ of 160, a tendency to obsessive behaviour, and parents who've never recovered from the death of her baby sister. At a train station, Lou encounters No - eighteen, filthy and mercurial - and decides to interview her for a class presentation on homelessness. When No temporarily moves in with Lou, things change - but in unexpected ways. Written from Lou's perspective, the story is told with honesty and charm.
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 61 Summer 2011) |
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Underground Time |
Mathilde is a widowed mother who is being bullied out of her job by her boss. Thibault has just broken up with the woman he loves because he realises she will never love him back. Over 24 hours they travel through Paris, contemplating their options, never quite meeting and each doing an awful lot of self-indulgent moaning. I'm afraid I struggled to have any sympathy with either of them!
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 61 Summer 2011) |
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