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Post by Dominique on Apr 10, 2007 7:26:36 GMT -5
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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Post by Isa on Apr 10, 2007 7:36:57 GMT -5
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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Post by sagedautumn on Apr 10, 2007 8:37:45 GMT -5
did u get the english translation?
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Post by Isa on Apr 10, 2007 8:45:58 GMT -5
No, I read it in French...
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Post by Dominique on Apr 10, 2007 8:51:01 GMT -5
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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Post by Isa on Apr 10, 2007 8:54:26 GMT -5
;D 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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Post by Hanna on Apr 10, 2007 16:00:07 GMT -5
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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Post by Isa on Apr 10, 2007 16:35:35 GMT -5
;D
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Post by Bina on Apr 11, 2007 12:17:15 GMT -5
John Malkovich is creppy! Haven´t heard of the book, but I´ll definitely put in on my tbr list.
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Post by frozeninside on May 4, 2007 21:09:12 GMT -5
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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