Joël Dicker
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| Original Title: | La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert |
| ISBN: | 2877068161 (ISBN13: 9782877068161) |
| Edition Language: | French |
| Series: | Marcus Goldman #1 |
| Characters: | Marcus Goldman, Harry Quebert, Nola Kellergan |
| Setting: | Aurora, New Hampshire(United States) New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Goncourt des Lycéens (2012), Grand Prix du Roman de l'Académie française (2012), Prix des libraires du Québec Nominee for Lauréats hors Québec (2013), 本屋大賞 Nominee for Translated Fiction (2015), Prix des prix littéraires Nominee (2012) |
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À New York, au printemps 2008, alors que l’Amérique bruisse des prémices de l’élection présidentielle, Marcus Goldman, jeune écrivain à succès, est dans la tourmente : il est incapable d’écrire le nouveau roman qu’il doit remettre à son éditeur d’ici quelques mois. Le délai est près d’expirer quand soudain tout bascule pour lui : son ami et ancien professeur d’université, Harry Quebert, l’un des écrivains les plus respectés du pays, est rattrapé par son passé et se retrouve accusé d’avoir assassiné, en 1975, Nola Kellergan, une jeune fille de 15 ans, avec qui il aurait eu une liaison. Convaincu de l’innocence de Harry, Marcus abandonne tout pour se rendre dans le New Hampshire et mener son enquête. Il est rapidement dépassé par les événements : l’enquête s’enfonce et il fait l’objet de menaces. Pour innocenter Harry et sauver sa carrière d’écrivain, il doit absolument répondre à trois questions : Qui a tué Nola Kellergan? Que s’est-il passé dans le New Hampshire à l’été 1975? Et comment écrit-on un roman à succès?Describe Based On Books La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert (Marcus Goldman #1)
| Title | : | La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert (Marcus Goldman #1) |
| Author | : | Joël Dicker |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 672 pages |
| Published | : | November 2012 by De Fallois / L'Âge d'Homme (first published September 19th 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Crime. Cultural. France. Mystery Thriller. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 76837 Users | 8717 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert (Marcus Goldman #1)
Be wary of over-hyped reviews, especially those littered with hyperboles.They too sucked me in, like the cockroach I tried to gently euthanise by means of my kitchen sink.I should of learnt my lesson. This book is 50 shades of blah suffering from a serious case of 'lost in translation'.Where do I begin?Over hyped. Over promised. Under delivered.Characters so one dimensional and mono-sibyllic they would feel right at home in a third grade reader.Let's take a look at Harry Quebert for a moment.At over 600 pages The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair is a commitment, a huge one for me, a slow reader. Was it worth my time in the end? Yes and no. To be fair let me give you my good before the bad. I have a friend who often uses The Good, The Bad, The Ugly in his comments. I'll skip The Ugly...The GoodI liked Joel Dicker's passages about writers and writing and even readers. This is what saved the book for me rising it from 2 stars to 3. I loved the relationship between Harry, the
I've always had a weakness for mystery books. In this story every character matters, every subplot is related, and Joel Dicker creates one of the best modern dark novels. It is more than just a Who killed Nola Kellergan? and yet, that is the question that will travel with you through all the pages. A novel that will swallow you completely. A story about sickness, love, sadness, books and hidden pasts. A victory for the writer. Well done Dicker. Todo el mundo sabe escribir, pero no todo el mundo
Not good at all. Writing style is just terrible -- way too simplistic. Characters transparent, psychology not well developed.
I believe this is the worst book I've ever read; granted, I don't read a lot of bad books. If a book is terrible or if I'm just not enjoying it, I don't finish it - life is too short. So, why did I stick with it for nearly 600 pages? It's a mystery! Mysteries that are more mysterious than the "mystery" at the heart of this book:Is this a terrible novel or just a terrible English translation?How did this become an international bestseller? No, really. Europe alone produces tons of excellent crime
OH MY GOD IT'S SO BADSpare yourselves; do not buy this book. It was almost physically painful to finish. If this is the yardstick by which we measure books these days, I'll just lock myself into past centuries and NEVER COME OUT. What on earth caused this book to receive such acclaim???So, just to get it out of the way, the construction kind of stands, although I'd have to think about even that. It's a little grotesquely baroque, with everyone seemingly having had a hand in the murder that
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