Comments on: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery, Alison Anderson (trans.) https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/ before I read the middle Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:41:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: a dark ally https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13316 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:41:59 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13316 It is sweet when serendipity occurs. I love most when it happens in real life – this or that encounter/conversation confirming or contributing to some other stream. It’s cool when it happens academically too. Like having a passage leap out that clarifies a point one perceives but is struggling to make concisely.

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]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13315 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:16:37 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13315 In reply to a dark ally.

That’s a great post – I love it when passages from books are that kind of perfect reflection of what I’m feeling. 🙂

]]> By: a dark ally https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13314 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:29:52 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13314 hi Jenny,

Nice review! I have no idea about the “sound of French” but I did experience an immersion into the story that artistic uses of language enable.

I excerpted the particular passage that Paloma writes about choral singing because it so well articulates what I was trying to express about a performance by the New Mexico Women’s Chorus that clearly elicited a temporary unification between performers and audience. Your review provides just enough background on the book to (I think) illustrate why I found “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” such a perfect read at this particular time/stage in my life.

]]> By: Wrapping up 2009 « Jenny's Books https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13313 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:11:47 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13313 […] altogether, predominantly graphic novels: The Elegance of the Hedgehog, The Witch of Portobello, Ordinary Victories, Persepolis, Censoring an Iranian Love Story, and […]

]]> By: The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Book Review – caribousmom https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13312 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:22:37 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13312 […] Jenny’s Books […]

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]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13310 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:01:09 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13310 I hope you like it. I’ve read some reviews that accused it of being pretentious, and I can see that – but really, in the end, it turned into such a lovely story.

]]> By: Nymeth https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/05/the-elegance-of-the-hedgehog-muriel-barbery-alison-anderson-trans/#comment-13309 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:34:56 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=838#comment-13309 I swear, I got to this – “the book is all about those quiet moments of connection and beauty and happiness” – and I thought your next sentence before I read it.

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