Prosperoh rated La chair est triste hélas: 4 stars
La chair est triste hélas by Ovidie
« J'ai repensé à ces innombrables rapports auxquels je m'étais forcée par politesse, pour ne pas froisser les ego fragiles. …
I find it difficult to rate this book. It left me so confused that I started questioning my ability to follow a story in a foreign language. If other reviews are to be trusted I am not alone in my confusion, but contrary to them I cannot know whether my own lack of awareness is at fault here.
It started well though. I was intrigued to see what the premise and setting would lead to. But further in the book, as more and more pages were turned, I became perplexed then disinterested then annoyed. And I had made it as far as the last thirty pages so I had to finish, didn't I? Fortunately skipping even entire paragraghs did not seem to matter much for the actual plot, especially by the end.
Because if I had to make a succinct description of this novel: 300+ pages of self pitied rambling …