{"id":1481,"date":"2017-05-07T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T14:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.naimahassert.com\/?p=1481"},"modified":"2020-08-05T12:58:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:58:20","slug":"le-vol-du-corbeau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prochainelecture.com\/en\/le-vol-du-corbeau\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way the Crow Flies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wow, what a bad 830 page book. And wow, I finished it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know, though, that we don't have time to waste in life. There are so many amazing books available, it's almost a crime to read a dud. I told myself this many times while reading, but something kept me from closing the book with disdain. What it is is still a bit of a mystery to me.<\/p>\n<h3>The story?<\/h3>\n<p>Basically, it's Madeleine's. As a little girl, she lives in Centralia, a village in Canada that happens to be the base for air force soldiers. It's a transitional town, since no one stays there very long. The family is normal, typical of the post-war period. Married parents, a little boy and a little girl. That's the first 200 pages or so.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, it becomes clear that Madeleine's teacher is sexually abusing her and a few other girls in her class. Meanwhile, her father helps a Russian to enter the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Around the 500th page, a little girl is murdered. A trial takes place, an innocent man is locked up.<\/p>\n<p>Madeleine grows up, becomes a successful lesbian actress. Another 300 pages.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, the punch of the century: <em>she deduces who is responsible for the murder of the little girl.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The end.<\/p>\n<p>If this had been a suspenseful book, I could have explained my persistence. But at 800 very long pages, it's not.<\/p>\n<h3>The style?<\/h3>\n<p>Everything happens slowly, everything is detailed, there is no real action, a real country novel. And yet, once again, it is not. The descriptions are not particularly beautiful and they are often unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>When I told my friends that I was reading a boring book, they all asked me why I kept reading it. And I said it's because I like boring books. They're zen, they don't evoke a lot of emotion, you feel like you have all the time in the world. You can leave the book aside for a whole week without missing it. I think that's pretty cool.<\/p>\n<h3>The characters?<\/h3>\n<p>One criterion of a good book for me is if the characters are realistic enough to relate to. The novel was very realistic, but the characters lacked depth. I didn't understand them. Madeleine was far from me, she was a bit strange, I didn't like her very much. Her brother is often featured, but still we don't know him either. And her parents are so clich\u00e9d, it makes you feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<h3>My hypothesis<\/h3>\n<p>I still finished the book for two main reasons: its slow pace and its size. I like boring books, and a big book is a challenge for me. I want to take it on. And when I read 200 pages and nothing significant happens, I expect a miracle later. Even if it never comes.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any suggestions for books that are long, boring and good, please help me.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2qPGIz9\">The Way the Crow Flies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ann-Marie MacDonald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24,95 $\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wow, quelle mauvaise brique de 830 pages. Et wow, je l&#8217;ai termin\u00e9e. Je sais pourtant qu&#8217;on n&#8217;a pas de temps \u00e0 perdre dans la vie. Il y a tellement\u00a0de livres extraordinaires disponibles, c&#8217;est presque un crime de lire un navet. Je me le suis souvent r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9 pendant ma lecture, mais\u00a0quelque chose m&#8217;a retenu de fermer le livre avec d\u00e9dain. Ce que c&#8217;est est encore un peu un myst\u00e8re pour moi. L&#8217;histoire? En gros, c&#8217;est celle de Madeleine. Petite fille, elle vit \u00e0 Centralia, un village du Canada qui se trouve \u00e0 \u00eatre la base de soldats de l&#8217;arm\u00e9e de l&#8217;air. C&#8217;est un village de transition, puisque personne n&#8217;y reste tr\u00e8s longtemps. La famille est normale, typique de l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-guerre. Des parents mari\u00e9s, un petit gar\u00e7on et une petite fille. \u00c7a, c&#8217;est les quelque 200 premi\u00e8res pages. Bient\u00f4t, on comprend que le professeur de Madeleine l&#8217;abuse sexuellement, ainsi que quelques autres filles de sa classe. Pendant ce temps, son p\u00e8re aide un\u00a0russe \u00e0 entrer au pays en toute ill\u00e9galit\u00e9. Vers la 500e page, une petite fille se fait assassiner. Un proc\u00e8s a lieu, on enferme un innocent. Madeleine grandit, devient une com\u00e9dienne lesbienne \u00e0 succ\u00e8s. Un autre 300 pages. Et enfin, le punch du si\u00e8cle : elle d\u00e9duit qui est responsable du meurtre de la petite fille. La fin. Si \u00e7a avait \u00e9t\u00e9 un livre de suspense, j&#8217;aurais pu expliquer ma pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance. Mais \u00e0 800 tr\u00e8s longues pages, ce n&#8217;en est pas un. Le style? Tout se passe lentement, tout est d\u00e9taill\u00e9, il n&#8217;y a pas vraiment d&#8217;action, un vrai roman de campagne. Et pourtant, encore une fois, ce n&#8217;en est pas un. Les descriptions ne sont pas particuli\u00e8rement belles et elles sont souvent inutiles. Quand je disais \u00e0 mes amis que je lisais un livre plate, ils me demandaient tous pourquoi je continuais \u00e0 le lire. Et je disais que c&#8217;est parce que j&#8217;aime bien les livres plates. C&#8217;est zen, \u00e7a ne suscite pas beaucoup d&#8217;\u00e9motions, on sent qu&#8217;on a tout le temps du monde. On peut laisser de c\u00f4t\u00e9 le livre pendant une semaine compl\u00e8te sans qu&#8217;il nous manque. Moi, je trouve \u00e7a plut\u00f4t chouette. Les personnages? Un crit\u00e8re d&#8217;un bon livre pour moi est si les personnages sont suffisamment r\u00e9alistes pour qu&#8217;on puisse s&#8217;y identifier. Le roman \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s r\u00e9aliste, mais les personnages manquaient de profondeur. Je ne les comprenais pas. Madeleine \u00e9tait loin de moi, elle \u00e9tait un peu \u00e9trange, je ne l&#8217;aimais pas trop. Son fr\u00e8re est souvent mis en sc\u00e8ne, mais malgr\u00e9 tout on ne le conna\u00eet pas non plus. Et ses parents sont tellement clich\u00e9s, \u00e7a met mal \u00e0 l&#8217;aise. Mon hypoth\u00e8se J&#8217;ai malgr\u00e9 tout termin\u00e9 le livre pour deux raisons principales : sa lenteur et sa grosseur. J&#8217;aime les livres plates, et un gros livre repr\u00e9sente un d\u00e9fi pour moi. Je veux le relever. Et quand je lis 200 pages sans que rien de significatif ne se soit produit, je m&#8217;attends \u00e0 un miracle par la suite. M\u00eame s&#8217;il ne vient jamais. Si vous avez des suggestions de livres \u00e0 la fois longs, plates et bons, s.v.p aidez-moi. 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Et wow, je l&#8217;ai termin\u00e9e. Je sais pourtant qu&#8217;on n&#8217;a pas de temps \u00e0 perdre dans la vie. Il y a tellement\u00a0de livres extraordinaires disponibles, c&#8217;est presque un crime de lire un navet. Je me le suis souvent r\u00e9p\u00e9t\u00e9 pendant ma lecture, mais\u00a0quelque chose m&#8217;a retenu de fermer le livre avec d\u00e9dain. Ce que c&#8217;est est encore un peu un myst\u00e8re pour moi. L&#8217;histoire? En gros, c&#8217;est celle de Madeleine. Petite fille, elle vit \u00e0 Centralia, un village du Canada qui se trouve \u00e0 \u00eatre la base de soldats de l&#8217;arm\u00e9e de l&#8217;air. C&#8217;est un village de transition, puisque personne n&#8217;y reste tr\u00e8s longtemps. La famille est normale, typique de l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-guerre. Des parents mari\u00e9s, un petit gar\u00e7on et une petite fille. \u00c7a, c&#8217;est les quelque 200 premi\u00e8res pages. Bient\u00f4t, on comprend que le professeur de Madeleine l&#8217;abuse sexuellement, ainsi que quelques autres filles de sa classe. Pendant ce temps, son p\u00e8re aide un\u00a0russe \u00e0 entrer au pays en toute ill\u00e9galit\u00e9. Vers la 500e page, une petite fille se fait assassiner. Un proc\u00e8s a lieu, on enferme un innocent. Madeleine grandit, devient une com\u00e9dienne lesbienne \u00e0 succ\u00e8s. Un autre 300 pages. Et enfin, le punch du si\u00e8cle : elle d\u00e9duit qui est responsable du meurtre de la petite fille. La fin. Si \u00e7a avait \u00e9t\u00e9 un livre de suspense, j&#8217;aurais pu expliquer ma pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance. Mais \u00e0 800 tr\u00e8s longues pages, ce n&#8217;en est pas un. Le style? Tout se passe lentement, tout est d\u00e9taill\u00e9, il n&#8217;y a pas vraiment d&#8217;action, un vrai roman de campagne. Et pourtant, encore une fois, ce n&#8217;en est pas un. Les descriptions ne sont pas particuli\u00e8rement belles et elles sont souvent inutiles. Quand je disais \u00e0 mes amis que je lisais un livre plate, ils me demandaient tous pourquoi je continuais \u00e0 le lire. Et je disais que c&#8217;est parce que j&#8217;aime bien les livres plates. C&#8217;est zen, \u00e7a ne suscite pas beaucoup d&#8217;\u00e9motions, on sent qu&#8217;on a tout le temps du monde. On peut laisser de c\u00f4t\u00e9 le livre pendant une semaine compl\u00e8te sans qu&#8217;il nous manque. Moi, je trouve \u00e7a plut\u00f4t chouette. Les personnages? Un crit\u00e8re d&#8217;un bon livre pour moi est si les personnages sont suffisamment r\u00e9alistes pour qu&#8217;on puisse s&#8217;y identifier. Le roman \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s r\u00e9aliste, mais les personnages manquaient de profondeur. Je ne les comprenais pas. Madeleine \u00e9tait loin de moi, elle \u00e9tait un peu \u00e9trange, je ne l&#8217;aimais pas trop. Son fr\u00e8re est souvent mis en sc\u00e8ne, mais malgr\u00e9 tout on ne le conna\u00eet pas non plus. Et ses parents sont tellement clich\u00e9s, \u00e7a met mal \u00e0 l&#8217;aise. Mon hypoth\u00e8se J&#8217;ai malgr\u00e9 tout termin\u00e9 le livre pour deux raisons principales : sa lenteur et sa grosseur. J&#8217;aime les livres plates, et un gros livre repr\u00e9sente un d\u00e9fi pour moi. Je veux le relever. Et quand je lis 200 pages sans que rien de significatif ne se soit produit, je m&#8217;attends \u00e0 un miracle par la suite. M\u00eame s&#8217;il ne vient jamais. Si vous avez des suggestions de livres \u00e0 la fois longs, plates et bons, s.v.p aidez-moi. 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