Hunting and Gathering
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Product Description
Prize-winning author Anna Gavalda has galvanized the literary world with an exquisite genius for storytelling. Here, in her epic new novel of intimate lives-and filled with the "humanity and wit" (Marie Claire) that has made it a bestselling sensation in France-Gavalda explores the twists of fate that connect four people in Paris. Comprised of a starving artist, her shy, aristocratic neighbor, his obnoxious but talented roommate, and a neglected grandmother, this curious, damaged quartet may be hopeless apart, but together, they may just be able to face the world.
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Possibly my favorite book of all times.
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I have read this book twice (in French) and I instantly loved it and could not put it down. It's a beautiful story, not a story Hollywood style. it's very simple and touching. The story gives you faith in humanity, and you will be sad to finish this book because all the characters are so amazing.
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Great story, great book. I don't know what else to say, this story is fantastic. You can't imagine when you haven't read it yet and you hear people talking about it, you think they exagerate. But no !! There is so much humanity and sort of suspense ... This book is a "must read" !!!
It's my favorite of Anna Gavalda's
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Loved it!
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I loved this book. The novel is contemporary, and unfolds almost entirely in dialogue. It took me a while to adjust to this, but then I was hooked. The characters are eccentric and charming and the dialogue invariably sparkling and surprising. (And, of course, it doesn't hurt a bit that it's set in Paris and the Loire Valley, and that one of the characters is a chef.) This was a novel I ended up carrying with me everywhere, chatting about to strangers, and lost sleep finishing.
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Quite Simply an Amazing and Remarkable Book. . .
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I don't know how else I can describe this book except to say that I disliked absolutely nothing about it. Except that it had to end.
These last few weeks have been enjoyable, and thought provoking, getting to know these strangers as they met and came together, all of them sad and yet hopeful in their own ways.
The Parisian setting had its own appeal, but that was not the story. The story was these characters, their journeys and growth. The story came alive through these characters and their ability to continue existing and enduring.
I felt happy and hopeful upon finishing their story. I'm only sad that it had to end.
Even before I started reading, I had the feeling that I would really love Hunting and Gathering. And I was right. I believe it very quickly joined the list of my all-time favorite books, one that I will gladly read again in the future.
Anna Gavalda has a great talent that truly took me by surprise, and I look forward to reading her other novel and short stories. Hunting and Gathering was a journey well taken and one I will encouragingly recommend to others.
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I haven't even finished the book yet and I'm sad it will have to end!
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This book is wonderful. I haven't even finished it yet, and I'm already thinking how sad I will be when it ends! It's just beautiful. So enjoyable and stunning.
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