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« Thread Started on Apr 10, 2007, 7:26am » | |
Has anybody read this? If so did you enjoy it? Was it a challenging read?
I'm thinking about getting a copy because I loved both the movie of it with John Malkovich (creepiest actor ever) and the Cruel Intentions adaptation.
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« Reply #1 on Apr 10, 2007, 7:36am » | |
I have and I loved it - probably my favorite piece of French literature ever. I thought it was a really easy read but you have to like reading epistolary novels.
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« Reply #2 on Apr 10, 2007, 8:37am » | |
did u get the english translation?
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« Reply #3 on Apr 10, 2007, 8:45am » | |
No, I read it in French...
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« Reply #4 on Apr 10, 2007, 8:51am » | |
I would be able to read it in French if it only used the french words that were the same as english but with an e or a dropped vowel at the end 
I hope it translates well to English.
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« Reply #5 on Apr 10, 2007, 8:54am » | |
 That's like when I'm looking for a word in Spanish, I often end up adding an a or o to the French word, and it often works!
I find that French translates into English better than English into French, not sure why... so you should be able to get a good translation.
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« Reply #6 on Apr 10, 2007, 4:00pm » | |
lol...I did that in Bolivia with the word embarrased, and after three weeks someone finally told me that the word I used didn't mean embarresed, but pregnant!
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« Reply #9 on May 4, 2007, 9:09pm » | |
I love the movie, I haven't seen the book around. It's a definite must read, well if I can find an english version of it.
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